Trophic segregation of Falkland Islands seabirds: Insights from stable isotope analysis

Polar Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1753-1763

  Weiss, Felix ^a   Furness, Robert W ^b   McGill, Rona A R ^c   Strange, Ian J ^d   Masello, Juan F ^a   Quillfeldt, Petra ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d New Island Conservation Trust   (Falkland Islands (Malvinas))

Author keywords

Dietary segregation; Falkland Islands; Seabird colonies; Stable isotopes; Trophic level

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949646209     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-009-0674-6     Document Type: Review

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