δ13C and δ15N reveal significant differences in the coastal foodwebs of the seas surrounding Trinidad and Tobago

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 368, Issue , 2008, Pages 41-51

  Mallela, Jennie ^a   Harrod, Chris ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energetic subsidy; Filter feeder; Grazer; Marine; Orinoco; Stable isotope; Trophic

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CARBON ISOTOPE; COASTAL ZONE; CRUSTACEAN; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD WEB; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

AMAZON RIVER; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CARIBBEAN SEA; COLUMBUS CHANNEL; GULF OF PARIA; LESSER ANTILLES; ORINOCO RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

ALGAE; BIVALVIA; GASTROPODA; PARIA; POLYPLACOPHORA; THORACICA;

EID: 54549122749     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07589     Document Type: Article

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