Food web structure of the epibenthic and infaunal invertebrates on the Catalan slope (NW Mediterranean): Evidence from δ13C and δ15N analysis

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-109

  Fanelli, E ^a   Papiol, V ^a   Cartes, J E ^a   Rumolo, P ^b   Brunet, C ^c   Sprovieri, M ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benthos; Environmental variables; Invertebrates; Stable isotopes; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; INVERTEBRATES; STABLE ISOTOPES; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN;

ANIMALS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHLOROPHYLL; DEPOSITS; ECOLOGY; ISOTOPES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RECYCLING; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS); SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

FEEDING;

BENTHOS; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARNIVORE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; CRUSTACEAN; DEPOSIT FEEDER; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FOOD WEB; INGESTION RATE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MACROPHYTE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTODETRITUS; PIGMENT; POLYCHAETE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RIVER DISCHARGE; SAMPLING; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER COLUMN;

CATALAN SEA; CATALONIA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

AMPHIPHOLIS SQUAMATA; AMPHIURA CHIAJEI; CALOCARIS MACANDREAE; GERYON LONGIPES; INVERTEBRATA; MOLPADIA MUSCULUS; NEPHTYS; OENONIDAE; OPHIUROIDEA; PAROMOLA CUVIERI; POLYCHAETA; POLYNOIDAE; SCALPELLUM SCALPELLUM; SIPUNCULUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 79151468803     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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