Multi-scale spatial variation in stable isotope and fatty acid profiles amongst temperate reef species: Implications for design and interpretation of trophic studies

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 410, Issue , 2010, Pages 25-41

  Guest, M A ^a   Hirst, A J ^a,b   Nichols, P D ^c,d   Frusher, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Marine and Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fatty acid analysis; Multivariate variance components; Nested hierarchical design; Stable isotopes; Tasmania

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBON ISOTOPE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FATTY ACID; GASTROPOD; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LOBSTER; MACROALGA; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; REEF; SAMPLING; SPATIAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TRACER; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

HALIOTIDAE;

EID: 77955877457     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08649     Document Type: Article

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