Coastal niches for terrestrial predators: A stable isotope study

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1077-1085

  Mellbrand, Kajsa ^a   Hambäck, Peter A ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CARBON ISOTOPE; COASTAL ZONE; DETRITUS; DIET; FOOD ORGANISM; INFLOW; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PREDATOR; SPIDER; STABLE ISOTOPE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

ALGAE; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CHIRONOMIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA;

AQUATIC INSECTS; BALTIC SEA; CARBON AND NITROGEN; CHIRONOMIDS; COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS; INSECT PREDATORS; MIXING MODELS; STABLE ISOTOPES; TWO SOURCES;

ECOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MAMMALS; NUTRIENTS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 78649312714     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z10-074     Document Type: Article

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