Isotopic niches of fishes in coastal, neritic and oceanic waters off Adélie land, Antarctica

Polar Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 286-297

  Cherel, Yves ^a   Koubbi, Philippe ^b   Giraldo, Carolina ^b   Penot, Florian ^b   Tavernier, Eric ^c   Moteki, Masato ^d   Ozouf Costaz, Catherine ^e   Causse, Romain ^e   Chartier, Amélie ^b   Hosie, Graham ^f  

^a CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

^d TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^f AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthic; Ecological niche; Habitat; Pelagic; Southern Ocean; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CARBON ISOTOPE; COASTAL ZONE; COEXISTENCE; DEEP WATER; HABITAT TYPE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MUSCLE; NICHE; NICHE OVERLAP; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; PINNIPED; SEABIRD; SPECIALIZATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ADELIE COAST; ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA;

INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; PISCES; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 79960700362     PISSN: 18739652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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