Estimating the scale of fish feeding movements in rivers using δ13C signature gradients

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 674-685

  Rasmussen, Joseph B ^a   Trudeau, Veronique ^b   Morinville, Genevieve ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b DAWSON COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c Rescan Environmental Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autochthonous; Carbon signatures; Consumers; Gradients; Movement; Rivers; Spatial scale; Stable isotopes; Terrestrial

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; CARBON ISOTOPE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; INVERTEBRATE; JUVENILE; MOVEMENT; PERIPHYTON; RIVER WATER; SALMONID; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TELEMETRY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; INVERTEBRATE; PHYSIOLOGY; RIVER;

ANIMALS; CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISHES; INVERTEBRATES; RIVERS;

COTTIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 63849099758     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01511.x     Document Type: Article

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