High-resolution food webs based on nitrogen isotopic composition of amino acids

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2423-2449

  Chikaraishi, Yoshito ^a   Steffan, Shawn A ^b   Ogawa, Nanako O ^a   Ishikawa, Naoto F ^a   Sasaki, Yoko ^a   Tsuchiya, Masashi ^a   Ohkouchi, Naohiko ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnivores; Compound specific isotope analysis; Ecosystem; Herbivores; Omnivores; Predators; Primary producers; Trophic position

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902438396     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1103     Document Type: Article

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