Deciphering the seasonal cycle of copepod trophic dynamics in the Strait of Georgia, Canada, using stable isotopes and fatty acids

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 738-752

  El Sabaawi, Rana W ^a,c   Sastri, Akash R ^a,b,d   Dower, John F ^a   Mazumder, Asit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allochthonous sources; Copepods; Estuary; Fatty acids; Metridia pacifica; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COPEPODA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); METRIDIA PACIFICA;

EID: 84864503599     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-009-9263-8     Document Type: Article

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