Calanus finmarchicus along the northern mid-atlantic ridge: Variation in fatty acid and alcohol profiles and stable isotope values, 15N and 13C

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1067-1077

  Petursdottir, Hildur ^a   Falk Petersen, Stig ^b,c   Hop, Haakon ^b   Gislason, Astthor ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

^b NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Calanus finmarchicus; Fatty acid; Mid Atlantic Ridge; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CARBON ISOTOPE; FATTY ACID; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC STATUS; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ICELAND; REYKJANES RIDGE;

ANIMALIA; CALANUS FINMARCHICUS;

EID: 77953256510     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbq036     Document Type: Article

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