Trophic ecology of the rocky shore community associated with the Ascophyllum nodosum zone (Roscoff, France): A δ13C vs δ15N investigation

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 143-148

  Riera, Pascal ^a,b   Escaravage, Carole ^a,b   Leroux, Cédric ^a,b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

food web structure; rocky shore; stable isotopes; trophic ecology

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOOD WEB; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; ROCKY SHORE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

BRETAGNE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINISTERE; FRANCE; ROSCOFF; WESTERN EUROPE;

ASCOPHYLLUM; ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 57649092489     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.10.018     Document Type: Article

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