Natural abundance stable isotopes and dual isotope tracer additions help to resolve resources supporting a saltmarsh food web

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 410, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-11

  Galvan, Kari ^a   Fleeger, John W ^a   Peterson, Bruce ^b   Drake, D ^c   Deegan, Linda A ^b   Johnson, David S ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Infauna; Isotope addition; Manayunkia aestuarina; Spartina; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CARBON ISOTOPE; ENRICHMENT; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SALTMARSH; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACER;

MASSACHUSETTS; PLUM ISLAND ESTUARY; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; COPEPODA; HARPACTICOIDA; MANAYUNKIA AESTUARINA; POLYCHAETA; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; SPARTINA; TANAIDAE;

EID: 82955162460     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.08.007     Document Type: Article

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