Trophic studies in a high-latitude fjord ecosystem - A comparison of stable isotope analyses (δ13C and δ15N) and trophic-level estimates from a mass-balance model

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2791-2806

  Nilsen, Marianne ^a,c   Pedersen, Torstein ^a   Nilssen, Einar Magnus ^a   Fredriksen, Stein ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c IRIS Biomiljø ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CARBON ISOTOPE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETRITIVORY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FJORD; FOOD WEB; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE SEDIMENT; MASS BALANCE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; RANGE SIZE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

INVERTEBRATA; PISCES;

EID: 58149103549     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F08-180     Document Type: Article

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