Production, distribution, and abundance of long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids: A fundamental dichotomy between freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems

Environmental Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 414-424

  Hixson, Stefanie M ^a   Sharma, Bhanu ^b,e   Kainz, Martin J ^c   Wacker, Alexander ^d   Arts, Michael T ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Inter University Centre for Aquatic Ecosystem Research   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^e TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystems; Conservation; Docosahexaenoic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Food webs

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; CONSERVATION; LINOLEIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATER;

COMPREHENSIVE COMPARISONS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID (EPA) AND DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID (DHA); FOOD WEBS; LONG CHAIN POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; OMEGA-3 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS;

EID: 84947937028     PISSN: 11818700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/er-2015-0029     Document Type: Review

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