Retrospective quantification of estuarine feeding activity by coastally caught marine fishes

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 210-214

  Leakey, Chris D B ^a   Attrill, Martin J ^a   Jennings, Simon ^b   Fitzsimons, Mark F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estuarine feeding; Marine fish; Mixing models; Sole; Southern North Sea; Stable isotopes; Thames Estuary, UK; Whiting

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLATFISH; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; JUVENILE; PERCIFORM; PREY CAPTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; SULFUR ISOTOPE; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; TURNOVER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH SEA; THAMES ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

MERLANGIUS MERLANGUS; PISCES; SOLEA SOLEA;

EID: 53149111905     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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