Flux by fin: Fish-mediated carbon and nutrient flux in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico

Marine Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 365-372

  Nelson, James ^a   Wilson, Rachel ^a   Coleman, Felicia ^a   Koenig, Christopher ^a   DeVries, Doug ^b   Gardner, Chris ^b   Chanton, Jeff ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FOOD WEB; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MUSCLE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PERCIFORM; REEF; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SPAWNING; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EPINEPHELINAE; MICROLEPIS;

EID: 84855984179     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-011-1814-4     Document Type: Article

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