Carbon flow and trophic structure of an Antarctic coastal benthic community as determined by δ 13C and δ 15N

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 44-57

  Gillies, C L ^a,b   Stark, J S ^b   Johnstone, G J ^b   Smith, S D A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Benthic; Casey station; Stable isotope analysis; Trophic ecology; Windmill islands

Indexed keywords

CARBON FLUX; CARBON ISOTOPE; COASTAL ZONE; DEPOSIT FEEDER; DIATOM; ECHINODERM; FILTER FEEDER; GRAZING; GUILD STRUCTURE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MACROALGA; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PREDATOR; RED ALGA; SCAVENGER; SEA ICE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; ZOOBENTHOS;

ANTARCTICA; CASEY STATION; EAST ANTARCTICA; WINDMILL ISLANDS;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; HOLOTHURIA; PHYLLOPHORA ANTARCTICA; RHODOPHYTA; STERECHINUS NEUMAYERI;

EID: 84855254108     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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