Acid washing effect on elemental and isotopic composition of whole beach arthropods: Implications for food web studies using stable isotopes

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-96

  Serrano, Oscar ^a   Serrano, Laura ^a   Mateo, Miguel Angel ^a   Colombini, Isabella ^b   Chelazzi, Lorenzo ^b   Gagnarli, Elena ^b   Fallaci, Mario ^b  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acidification; Carbon; Carbonates; Isotopic ratios; Macroinvertebrates; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

ACID; ARTHROPOD; BEACH; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARTHROPODA;

EID: 46949099092     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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