High-arctic seabird trophic variation revealed through long-term isotopic monitoring

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1067-1078

  Moody, Allison T ^a,c   Hobson, Keith A ^a,b   Gaston, Anthony J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic seabirds; Carbon 13; Diet variability; Nitrogen 15; Prince Leopold Island; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOOD WEB; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREY AVAILABILITY; SEABIRD; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

CANADA; NUNAVUT; PRINCE LEOPOLD ISLAND;

FULMARUS GLACIALIS; LARIDAE; LARUS; LARUS HYPERBOREUS; RISSA TRIDACTYLA; URIA LOMVIA;

EID: 84866454246     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-012-0836-0     Document Type: Article

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