Effect of body size and body mass on δ13C and δ15N in coastal fishes and cephalopods

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 264-267

  Vinagre, C ^a   Maguas C ^a   Cabral, H N ^a   Costa, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Coastal zone; Food webs; Isotopes; Ontogeny

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CEPHALOPOD; COASTAL ZONE; DIET; FOOD WEB; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ONTOGENY; PERCIFORM; TROPHIC INTERACTION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

CALLIONYMUS LYRA; CEPHALOPODA; CHONDRICHTHYES; OSTEICHTHYES; PISCES;

EID: 82855178747     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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