Field evidence of differential food utilization of phytal harpacticoids collected from Fucus serratus indicated by δ13C and δ15N stable isotopes

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 160-164

  Steinarsdottir M B ^a   Ingolfsson A ^a   Olafsson E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fucus serratus; Harpacticoida; Iceland; Seasonality; Stable isotopes; Trophic relationships

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; COEXISTENCE; CRUSTACEAN; FOOD SUPPLY; FOOD WEB; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SEASONALITY; SEAWEED; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC CONDITIONS; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ICELAND;

ALGAE; FUCUS; FUCUS SERRATUS; HARPACTICOIDA; PARATHALESTRIS INTERMEDIA; TISBE; ZAUS SPINATUS;

EID: 77953137865     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.03.013     Document Type: Article

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