Trophic transfer between coastal habitats in a seagrass-dominated macrotidal embayment system as determined by stable isotope and fatty acid signatures

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1169-1183

  Park, Hyun Je ^a   Choy, Eun Jung ^b   Lee, Kun Seop ^c   Kang, Chang Keun ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^c Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Benthic microalgae; Epiphytes; Food webs; Zostera marina

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; COASTAL ZONE; DIATOM; DOMINANCE; EMBANKMENT; EPIPHYTE; FATTY ACID; FOOD WEB; HABITAT TYPE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MICROALGA; SEAGRASS; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TROPHIC CONTROL;

KOREA;

EID: 84889246845     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF12327     Document Type: Article

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