On the trophic ecology of Gammaridea (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in coastal waters: A European-scale analysis of stable isotopes data

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 114, Issue , 2012, Pages 130-139

  Mancinelli, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Detritivory; Gammaridea; Herbivory; Mixing models; Predation; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; CANNIBALISM; COASTAL WATER; COASTAL ZONE; DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FOOD WEB; HERBIVORE; HERBIVORY; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EUROPE;

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARIDEA;

EID: 84869886140     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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