Amino acid 15N trophic enrichment factors of four large carnivorous fishes

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 453, Issue , 2014, Pages 76-83

  Hoen, Danielle K ^a   Kim, Sora L ^b,d   Hussey, Nigel E ^c   Wallsgrove, Natalie J ^a   Drazen, Jeffrey C ^a   Popp, Brian N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Crimson snapper; Elasmobranch; Stable isotope; Trophic enrichment factor; Trophic position

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AQUATIC COMMUNITY; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; DIET; FISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FOOD WEB; FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PROTEIN; TROPHIC LEVEL;

EID: 84893201168     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2014.01.006     Document Type: Article

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