Prey dominance shapes trophic structure of the northern California Current pelagic food web: Evidence from stable isotopes and diet analysis

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 420, Issue , 2010, Pages 15-26

  Miller, Todd W ^a   Brodeur, Richard D ^b   Rau, Greg ^c   Omori, Koji ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California Current; Diet; Food web; Pelagic; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; CRUSTACEAN; DIET; DOMINANCE; EASTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; JUVENILE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NEKTON; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; OMNIVORY; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; PISCIVORY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; UPWELLING; ZOOPLANKTON;

CALIFORNIA; CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EUPHAUSIIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 78651288404     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08876     Document Type: Article

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