Autochthonous and allochthonous contributions to mesozooplankton diet in a tidal river and estuary: Integrating carbon isotope and fatty acid constraints

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-74

  Van Den Meersche, Karel ^a,b   Van Rijswijk, Pieter ^b   Soetaert, Karline ^b   Middelburg, Jack J ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIATOM; DIET; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FATTY ACID; GRAZING; INORGANIC CARBON; ISOTOPIC RATIO; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PHYTOPLANKTON; STABLE ISOTOPE; ZOOPLANKTON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCHELDT RIVER; WESTERN EUROPE; WESTERSCHELDE;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 61649090452     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2009.54.1.0062     Document Type: Article

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