Trophic significance of kelps in kelp communities in Brittany (France) inferred from isotopic comparisons

Marine Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3249-3258

  Leclerc, J C ^a,b   Riera, P ^a,b   Leroux, C ^a   Leveque L ^a   Laurans, M ^c   Schaal, G ^d   Davoult, D ^a,b  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE ROSCOFF   (France)

^c IFREMER   (France)

^d INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROWN ALGA; DIET; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC RATIO; KELP FOREST; MACROALGA; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC CONDITIONS;

BRETAGNE; FRANCE;

ALGAE; LAMINARIA; LAMINARIA HYPERBOREA; LAMINARIALES;

EID: 84888303030     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-013-2306-5     Document Type: Article

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