Trophic ecology of European sardine Sardina pilchardus and European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus in the Bay of Biscay (north-east Atlantic) inferred from δ13C and δ15N values of fish and identified mesozooplanktonic organisms

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 85, Issue , 2014, Pages 277-291

  Chouvelon, T ^a   Chappuis, A ^a   Bustamante, P ^a   Lefebvre, S ^b   Mornet, F ^c   Guillou, G ^a   Violamer, L ^a   Dupuy, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^b Station Marine de Wimereux   (France)

^c IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Isotopic mixing model; Pelagic fish; Plankton delipidation; Plankton preservation; Spatial variability; Trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

DIETARY OVERLAP; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PELAGIC FISH; SPATIAL VARIATION; TROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC INTERACTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

ACARTIA; CLUPEIDAE; COPEPODA; ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; SARDINA PILCHARDUS; TEMORA;

EID: 84887828127     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2013.05.011     Document Type: Article

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