Stable isotope variability of meso-zooplankton along a gradient of dissolved organic carbon

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1705-1719

  Persaud, A D ^a,b   Dillon, P J ^a   Lasenby, D ^a   Yan, N D ^b,c  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Dorset Environmental Science Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic carbon; Stable isotopes; Taxonomic resolution; Variability; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

CALANOIDA; CYCLOPOIDA; DAPHNIA;

EID: 67650293319     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02224.x     Document Type: Article

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