Trophic mass-balance model of a subtropical coastal lagoon, including a comparison with a stable isotope analysis of the food-web

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 221, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 2859-2869

  Milessi, Andrés C ^a,b   Danilo, Calliari ^c   Laura, Rodríguez Graña ^c   Daniel, Conde ^c   Javier, Sellanes ^d,e   Rodríguez Gallego, Lorena ^c  

^a Provincia de Buenos Aires ^*  (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO PESQUERO INIDEP   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^d UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

ECOPATH; Lagoons; Stable isotopes; Trophic structure; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

ECOPATH; LAGOONS; STABLE ISOTOPES; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; URUGUAY;

ECOLOGY; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; LAKES; LINEAR REGRESSION; MAMMALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ISOTOPES;

COASTAL LAGOON; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESPIRATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC LEVEL; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ROCHA [URUGUAY]; ROCHA LAGOON; URUGUAY;

AVES; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77957901619     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.08.037     Document Type: Article

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