Carbon isotopes in otolith amino acids identify residency of juvenile snapper (Family: Lutjanidae) in coastal nurseries

Coral Reefs

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1135-1145

  McMahon, K W ^a,b   Berumen, M L ^a,b   Mateo, I ^c   Elsdon, T S ^d   Thorrold, S R ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Diet; Mangroves; Migration; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBON ISOTOPE; COASTAL ZONE; CORAL REEF; DETRITUS; DIET; HABITAT TYPE; JUVENILE; MANGROVE; MARINE PARK; MIGRATION; NURSERY GROUND; OTOLITH; PERCIFORM; RESERVE DESIGN; SEAGRASS; TRACER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC COAST [PANAMA]; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

ANTHOZOA; LUTJANIDAE; PISCES; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 80255137259     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-011-0816-5     Document Type: Article

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