High variability in spatial and temporal size-based trophodynamics of deep-sea fishes from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge elucidated by stable isotopes

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 98, Issue , 2013, Pages 412-420

  Reid, William D K ^a   Sweeting, Christopher J ^a   Wigham, Ben D ^a   McGill, Rona A R ^b   Polunin, Nicholas V C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bentho pelagic coupling; Body size; Carbon; Nitrogen; Ontogenetic diet shifts; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BENTHO-PELAGIC COUPLING; BODY-SIZE; MID ATLANTIC RIDGE; ONTOGENETIC DIET SHIFTS; RESOURCE PARTITIONING; STABLE ISOTOPES; STOMACH CONTENT ANALYSIS; TROPHIC POSITION;

CARBON; ECOLOGY; FISH; NITROGEN; NUTRITION;

ISOTOPES;

DEEP-SEA FISHERY; DEMERSAL FISH; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIPID; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC LEVEL; WATER COLUMN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

ANTIMORA ROSTRATA; CORYPHAENOIDES ARMATUS; CORYPHAENOIDES BREVIBARBIS; HALOSAUROPSIS MACROCHIR; PISCES;

EID: 84888198054     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.01.020     Document Type: Article

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