Quantifying the trophic base for benthic secondary production in the Nakdong River estuary of Korea using stable C and N isotopes

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 382, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-26

  Choy, Eun Jung ^a   Richard, Pierre ^b   Kim, Kyung Ryul ^c   Kang, Chang Keun ^d  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Estuarine habitats; Food web; Macrobenthic community; Stable isotopes; Trophic base

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FOOD WEB; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; INVERTEBRATE; MACROBENTHOS; MANGROVE; MICROALGA; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC MATTER; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; PHYTOMASS; REEDBED; RIVER DISCHARGE; SALTMARSH; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES COMPLEX; SWAMP;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; NAKDONG ESTUARY; PUSAN [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

INVERTEBRATA; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SCHOENOPLECTUS TRIQUETER;

EID: 70449532995     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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