Longitudinal and vertical trends in stable isotope signatures (δ13C and δ15N) of omnivorous and carnivorous copepods across the South Atlantic Ocean

Marine Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 463-471

  Laakmann, Silke ^a   Auel, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARNIVORE; CRUSTACEAN; DEEP SEA; HYDROGRAPHY; LIPID; MESOPELAGIC ZONE; MODEL TEST; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OMNIVORY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

AETIDEIDAE; COPEPODA; EUCHAETIDAE; PARAEUCHAETA; PARAEUCHAETA ANTARCTICA;

EID: 77649340787     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1332-9     Document Type: Article

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