A marked gradient in δ13C values of clams Mercenaria mercenaria across a marine embayment may reflect variations in ecosystem metabolism

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 414, Issue , 2010, Pages 145-153

  Oczkowski, Autumn J ^a,b   Pilson, Michael E Q ^a   Nixon, Scott W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Ecosystem metabolism; Greenwich Bay; Narragansett Bay; PH; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CARBON BUDGET; CARBON ISOTOPE; COASTAL ZONE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; INORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON; STABLE ISOTOPE;

NARRAGANSETT BAY; RHODE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

BIVALVIA; MERCENARIA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA;

EID: 77957737816     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08737     Document Type: Article

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