Determination of δ13C and δ15N and trophic fractionation in jellyfish: Implications for food web ecology

Marine Biology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 473-480

  D'Ambra, Isabella ^a,b,d   Carmichael, Ruth H ^a,b   Graham, William M ^c  

^a DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^d ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; JELLYFISH; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; STABLE ISOTOPE; STOMACH CONTENT; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

AURELIA; HYDROIDA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 84893674682     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-013-2345-y     Document Type: Review

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