Use of a δ13C-δ15N relationship to determine animal trophic positions in a tropical Australian estuarine wetland

Austral Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 96-103

  Abrantes, Kátya ^a   Sheaves, Marcus ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baseline 15N; Estuary; Fish; Food web; Stable isotope analysis; Trophic level

Indexed keywords

BASELINE SURVEY; CARBON ISOTOPE; FISH; FOOD WEB; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL; WETLAND;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND; ROSS ESTUARY;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 75449106638     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.02017.x     Document Type: Article

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