Stable isotope analysis of micronekton around Hawaii reveals suspended particles are an important nutritional source in the lower mesopelagic and upper bathypelagic zones

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 1168-1180

  Gloeckler, Kristen ^a   Choy, C Anela ^b   Hannides, Cecelia C S ^a   Close, Hilary G ^a,c   Goetze, Erica ^a   Popp, Brian N ^a   Drazen, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; CEPHALOPOD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CRUSTACEAN; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MESOPELAGIC ZONE; MICRONEKTON; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUSPENDED LOAD;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); UNITED STATES;

CEPHALOPODA; CRUSTACEA; CYCLOTHONE PALLIDA; CYEMA ATRUM; JAPETELLA DIAPHANA; MELANOCETUS JOHNSONII; OCTOPODA; PISCES; SERRIVOMER SECTOR;

EID: 85038243212     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19395590     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lno.10762     Document Type: Article

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