Preliminary assessment of Greenland halibut diet in Cumberland Sound using stable isotopes

Polar Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 941-945

  Dennard, Susan T ^a   McMeans, Bailey C ^a   Fisk, Aaron T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cumberland Sound; Feeding ecology; Greenland halibut; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; COLD WATER; CRUSTACEAN; DIET; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FLATFISH; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC STATUS;

BAFFIN ISLAND; CANADA; CUMBERLAND SOUND; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LEBBEUS POLARIS; MALLOTUS (FISH); MALLOTUS VILLOSUS; REINHARDTIUS HIPPOGLOSSOIDES;

EID: 67349112927     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-009-0624-3     Document Type: Article

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