A seasonal stable isotope survey of the food web associated to a peri-urban rocky shore

Marine Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 283-294

  Schaal, Gauthier ^a,b   Riera, Pascal ^a,b   Leroux, Cédric ^a,c   Grall, Jacques ^d  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE ROSCOFF   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE; DIET; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FILTER FEEDER; FOOD WEB; HARBOR; MICROHABITAT; PERIURBAN AREA; PREDATOR; ROCKY SHORE; SEASONALITY; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

BREST [FINISTERE]; BRETAGNE; FINISTERE; FRANCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77949267707     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1316-9     Document Type: Article

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