Fatty acids and stable isotopes of a marine ecosystem: Study on the Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonicus) food web in the Yellow Sea

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 1047-1057

  Wan, Ruijing ^a   Wu, Ying ^b   Huang, Liang ^c   Zhang, Jing ^b   Gao, Lei ^b   Wang, Na ^b  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JIUJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fatty acid; Japanese anchovy; Stable isotope ratio; Yellow Sea

Indexed keywords

DOMINANT SPECIES; FISH COMMUNITIES; FISH RESOURCES; FOOD WEBS; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; LIFE STAGES; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MEAN VALUES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; STABLE CARBON AND NITROGEN ISOTOPES; STABLE CARBON ISOTOPES; STABLE ISOTOPE RATIO; STABLE ISOTOPES; STABLE NITROGEN ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL; YELLOW SEA;

ACIDS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FISH; ISOTOPES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

FATTY ACIDS;

CLUPEOID; FATTY ACID; FOOD WEB; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL; ZOOPLANKTON;

PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

CHELIDONICHTHYS KUMU; CONGER MYRIASTER; ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS JAPONICUS; LARIMICHTHYS POLYACTIS; PISCES; PRIACANTHUS MACRACANTHUS; SCOMBEROMORUS NIPHONIUS;

EID: 77953138512     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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