Meta-analysis of amino acid stable nitrogen isotope ratios for estimating trophic position in marine organisms

Oecologia

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 631-642

  Nielsen, Jens M ^a   Popp, Brian N ^b   Winder, Monika ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Compounds specific isotope analysis; Food webs; Trophic ecology; Trophic enrichment factor

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AQUATIC ORGANISM; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FOOD WEB; HERBIVORE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; META-ANALYSIS; NITROGEN COMPOUND; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC INTERACTION; UREA;

ANIMALIA;

AMINO ACID; NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; PREDATION; STOMACH JUICE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84931561999     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-015-3305-7     Document Type: Article

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