Trophic transfer and habitat use of oyster Crassostrea virginica reefs in southwest Florida, identified by stable isotope analysis

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 462, Issue , 2012, Pages 125-142

  Abeels, Holly A ^a,b   Loh, Ai Ning ^a   Volety, Aswani K ^a  

^a FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon and nitrogen isotopes; Crassostrea virginica; Estuaries; Oysters; Trophic transfer

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CORAL REEF; CRAB; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; FRESHWATER INPUT; HABITAT USE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESIDENT POPULATION; SALINITY; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ESTERO BAY; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865436872     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09824     Document Type: Article

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