Evaluating δ15N-body size relationships across taxonomic levels using hierarchical models

Oecologia

Volumn 173, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1159-1168

  Reum, Jonathan C P ^a   Marshall, Kristin N ^a  

^a NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass spectra; Food web; Mixed effects model; Multilevel models; Nitrogen stable isotopes; Puget Sound

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FISH; FOOD WEB; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SAMPLING; STABLE ISOTOPE; TAXONOMY; TROPHIC CONDITIONS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PUGET SOUND; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY SIZE; DIET; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BODY SIZE; DIET; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NITROGEN ISOTOPES;

EID: 84888386437     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-013-2715-7     Document Type: Article

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