Effects of preservatives on stable isotope analyses of four marine species

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 348-350

  Carabel, Sirka ^a   Verísimo, Patricia ^a   Freire, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

fixation; food webs; formalin ethanol; Spain; stable isotopes; storage

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; FORMALDEHYDE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PRESERVATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANEMONIA SULCATA; HIMANTHALIA ELONGATA; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; PATELLA VULGATA;

EID: 61549093739     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.01.011     Document Type: Article

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