Using isoscapes to trace the movements and foraging behavior of top predators in oceanic ecosystems

Isoscapes: Understanding movement, pattern, and process on Earth through isotope mapping

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 299-318

  Graham, Brittany S ^a,f   Koch, Paul L ^b   Newsome, Seth D ^c   McMahon, Kelton W ^d   Aurioles, David ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^e INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

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EID: 84892349747     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3354-3_14     Document Type: Chapter

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