The use of 13C and 15N isotope labeling techniques to assess heterotrophy of corals

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 442, Issue , 2013, Pages 88-95

  Seemann, Janina ^a   Berry, Kathryn L ^b   Carballo Bolaños, Rodrigo ^c   Struck, Ulrich ^d   Leinfelder, Reinhold R ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Heterotrophy; Isotope labeling; Plankton; Trophic plasticity

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CORAL; CORAL REEF; EUTROPHICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; HETEROTROPHY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRITION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEDIMENTATION; TRACER; ZOOPLANKTON; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ALMIRANTE BAY; BOCAS DEL TORO; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

AGARICIA TENUIFOLIA; ANTHOZOA; LUEHEIA; PORITES FURCATA;

EID: 84875854291     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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