Trophic ecology of mullets during their spring migration in a European saltmarsh: A stable isotope study

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 502-510

  Lebreton, Benoit ^a   Richard, Pierre ^a   Parlier, Emmanuel P ^a,b   Guillou, Gaël ^a   Blanchard, Gérard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^b Parlier Environnement SAS   (France)

Author keywords

Diet; European Atlantic coasts; Food web; Mugilidae; Saltmarsh; Stable isotope analysis; Stomach content

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD WEB; GROWTH RATE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MEIOFAUNA; ORGANIC MATTER; PERCIFORM; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SALTMARSH; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOMACH CONTENT; TROPHIC LEVEL;

AIGUILLON BAY; FRANCE;

LIZA AURATA; LIZA RAMADA; MUGILIDAE;

EID: 79751537533     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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