Characterisation (513C and 615N isotopes) of the food webs in a New Zealand stream in the Waitakere Ranges, with emphasis on the trophic level of the endemic frog Leiopelma hochstetteri

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-176

  Najera Hillman, Eduardo ^a   Alfaro, Andrea C ^a   Breen, Barbara B ^a   O'Shea, Steve ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diet; Leiopelma hochstetteri; New Zealand; Stable isotopes; Stream ecosystem; Trophic level; Waitakere Ranges

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; FOOD WEB; FROG; NATIVE SPECIES; STREAM; SYMPATRY; TROPHIC LEVEL;

AUCKLAND; AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAITAKERE;

ANGUILLA AUSTRALIS; ANIMALIA; ANURA; GALAXIAS FASCIATUS; INVERTEBRATA; LEIOPELMA HOCHSTETTERI; RATTUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70249099935     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014220909510149     Document Type: Article

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