Lake zooplankton δ13C values are strongly correlated with the δ13C values of distinct phytoplankton taxa

Ecosphere

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2016, Pages

  Taipale, Sami J ^a,b   Vuorio, Kristiina ^c   Brett, Michael T ^d   Peltomaa, Elina ^a   Hiltunen, Minna ^b   Kankaala, Paula ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Boreal lakes; Carbon stable isotopes; Photosynthetic fractionation; Phytoplankton; Special feature: biomarkers in trophic ecology; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

EID: 84984919812     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21508925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1392     Document Type: Article

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