Ontogenetic niche changes in haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus reflected by stable isotope signatures, δ 13C and δ 15N

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 451, Issue , 2012, Pages 175-182

  Ramsvatn, Silje ^a   Pedersen, Torstein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Demersal fish; Diet; Feeding ecology; Gadoids; Trophic level; Young of the year

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CRUSTACEAN; DEMERSAL FISH; DIET; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FJORD; GADOID; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ONTOGENY; PREDATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

HORDALAND; NORWAY; SORFJORDEN; TROMS; ULLSFJORDEN;

CRUSTACEA; GADIFORMES; GADUS MORHUA; MELANOGRAMMUS; MELANOGRAMMUS AEGLEFINUS;

EID: 84859777129     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09604     Document Type: Article

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