Trophic ecology of reef sharks determined using stable isotopes and telemetry

Coral Reefs

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 357-367

  Speed, C W ^a,b   Meekan, M G ^a   Field, I C ^a,c   McMahon, C R ^b   Abrantes, K ^d   Bradshaw, C J A ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^f SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Acoustic monitoring; Elasmobranch; Food web; Residency

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; CARBON ISOTOPE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FOOD WEB; JUVENILE; MARINE PARK; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PREDATOR; REEF; REFUGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENT POPULATION; SHARK; STABLE ISOTOPE; TELEMETRY; TROPHIC LEVEL;

AUSTRALIA; NINGALOO REEF; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; CARCHARHINUS AMBLYRHYNCHOS; CARCHARHINUS MELANOPTERUS; CARCHARHINUS SPRINGERI; CHONDRICHTHYES; NEGAPRION ACUTIDENS; TRIAENODON OBESUS;

EID: 84860369804     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-011-0850-3     Document Type: Review

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