Consistent trophic patterns among fishes in lagoon and channel habitats of a tropical floodplain river: Evidence from stable isotopes

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 513-522

  Roach, Katherine A ^a   Winemiller, Kirk O ^a   Layman, Craig A ^b   Zeug, Steven C ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish; Flood pulse; Food web; Hydrological connectivity; IsoSource; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; FISH; FLOODPLAIN; LAGOON; MOVEMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ORINOCO BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA;

PISCES;

EID: 67349277248     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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