Food-web structure and trophodynamics of mesopelagic-suprabenthic bathyal macrofauna of the Algerian Basin based on stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1504-1520

  Fanelli, E ^a   Cartes, J E ^a   Rumolo, P ^b   Sprovieri, M ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Mesopelagic macrofauna; Stable isotopes analysis; Suprabenthos; Temporal variations; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; MESOPELAGIC MACROFAUNA; STABLE ISOTOPES ANALYSIS; SUPRABENTHOS; TEMPORAL VARIATIONS; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHLOROPHYLL; DEPOSITS; ECOLOGY; FARM BUILDINGS; FEEDING; MEATS; OCEAN HABITATS; PORPHYRINS;

ISOTOPES;

BENTHOS; BOUNDARY LAYER; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEEP SEA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ALGERIAN BASIN; BALEARIC ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MAJORCA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AMPHIPODA; CABRERA; COPEPODA; CUMACEA; CYCLASPIS LONGICAUDATA; CYCLOTHONE; EUPHAUSIIDAE; GNATHIA; HYPERIIDAE; LEPECHINELLA; MUNNOPSURUS ATLANTICUS; NICIPPE TUMIDA; PASIPHAEA MULTIDENTATA; PHROSINA SEMILUNATA; PLATYSYMPUS TYPICUS; PRANIZA; RHACHOTROPIS; SALPIDA; VIBILIA ARMATA;

EID: 67649641787     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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