Study of the trophic web of San Simón Bay (Ría de Vigo) by using stable isotopes

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 476-487

  Filgueira, R ^a   Castro, B G ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diet analysis; Food web; R a de Vigo; Seagrass; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; DIET; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MEADOW; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC MATTER; SEAGRASS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

GALICIA [SPAIN]; PONTEVEDRA [GALICIA]; RIA DE VIGO; RIAS BAJAS; SAN SIMON BAY; SPAIN;

ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 79951854341     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2010.10.010     Document Type: Article

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