Isotopic Ratios Reveal Mixed Seasonal Variation Among Fishes from Two Subtropical Estuarine Systems

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 811-820

  Olin, Jill A ^a   Rush, Scott A ^a   MacNeil, M Aaron ^b   Fisk, Aaron T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; 34S; Body size; Caloosahatchee River; Myakka River; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIETARY SHIFT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FISH; FOOD AVAILABILITY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUBTROPICAL CONVERGENCE; SULFUR;

CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

PISCES;

EID: 84859425513     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-011-9467-6     Document Type: Article

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