Spatial and temporal variabilities of δ13C and δ15N within lower trophic levels of a large lake: Implications for estimating trophic relationships of consumers

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 675, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 41-53

  Guzzo, Matthew M ^a   Haffner, G Douglas ^a   Sorge, Stuart ^a   Rush, Scott A ^a   Fisk, Aaron T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fish; Food webs; Lake Erie; Stable isotopes; White Perch; Yellow Perch

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CARBON ISOTOPE; ENERGY FLOW; FOOD WEB; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PERCID; SESTON; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE;

DREISSENA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; MORONE AMERICANA; PERCA; PERCA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 79961167041     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-011-0794-1     Document Type: Article

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