Carbon and nitrogen assimilation in the Bering Sea clams Nuculana radiata and Macoma moesta

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 430-431, Issue , 2012, Pages 32-42

  Weems, Jared ^a   Iken, Katrin ^a   Gradinger, Rolf ^a   Wooller, Matthew J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthos; Bering Sea; Clam; Food web; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BENTHOS; BIVALVE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NITROGEN; SEA ICE; SEDIMENT CORE; SOLVENT; STABLE ISOTOPE;

BERING SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ALGAE; BIVALVIA; MACOMA MOESTA; NUCULANA RADIATA;

EID: 84864070884     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2012.06.015     Document Type: Article

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