Sources of organic matter for flatfish juveniles in coastal and estuarine nursery grounds: A meta-analysis for the common sole (Solea solea) in contrasted systems of Western Europe

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 75, Issue , 2013, Pages 85-95

  Le Pape, O ^a   Moderan J ^b   Beaunee G ^a   Riera, P ^c   Nicolas, D ^d   Savoye, N ^e   Harmelin Vivien, M ^f   Darnaude, A M ^g   Brind'Amour, A ^h   Le Bris, H ^a   Cabral, H ⁱ   Vinagre, C ⁱ   Pasquaud, S ⁱ   Franca S ⁱ   Kostecki, C ^a  

^a Ecology and Ecosystem Health   (France)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

^e OBSERVATOIRE DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^f AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^h IFREMER   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Flatfish; Mixing model SIAR; Nursery ground; Organic matter origin; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; COASTAL ZONE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENRICHMENT; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLATFISH; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER INPUT; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; MACROPHYTE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NURSERY GROUND; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTOBENTHOS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SURVIVAL;

WESTERN EUROPE;

PLEURONECTIFORMES; SOLEA SOLEA; SOLEIDAE;

EID: 84870333448     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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