Spatial variation in organic matter utilization by benthic communities from Yura River-Estuary to offshore of Tango Sea, Japan

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-117

  Antonio, Emily S ^a   Kasai, Akihide ^b   Ueno, Masahiro ^a   Won, Nam il ^d   Ishihi, Yuka ^c   Yokoyama, Hisashi ^c   Yamashita, Yoh ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

benthic community; organic matter; spatial variation; stable isotope

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CARBON ISOTOPE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MICROALGA; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTODETRITUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPATIAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KINKI; KYOTO; PACIFIC OCEAN; SEA OF JAPAN; YURA ESTUARY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 72149093501     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.10.020     Document Type: Article

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