Trophic structure of benthic communities in the Cabo Frio upwelling system (Southeastern Brazilian shelf): A temporal study using stable isotope analysis

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 512, Issue , 2014, Pages 23-38

  Corbisier, Thais N ^a   Petti, Monica A V ^a   Soares, Lucy S H ^a   Muto, Elizabeti Y ^a,c   Bromberg, Sandra ^a   Valiela, Ivan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^c Fundacentro   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benthos; Continental shelf; Food web; SE Brazil; Stable isotope ratios; Temporal variation; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CARBON ISOTOPE; FOOD WEB; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PHYTOBENTHOS; SPATIAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

BRAZIL; CABO FRIO; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL];

EID: 84907951937     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: 16161599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10947     Document Type: Article

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