Applications of C and N stable isotopes to ecological and environmental studies in seagrass ecosystems

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 887-891

  Lepoint, Gilles ^a   Dauby, Patrick ^a,b   Gobert, Sylvie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Food web; Seagrass; Sewage; Stable isotopes; Tracer

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ISOTOPES; MARINE ENGINEERING; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ENVIRONMENTAL TRACERS; MARINE ECOSYSTEMS; SEAGRASS ECOSYSTEMS; STABLE ISOTOPES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CARBON; NITROGEN;

CARBON ISOTOPE; MARINE POLLUTION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SEAGRASS; SEWAGE; TRACER;

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEAGRASS; SEWAGE; TROPICS;

HALOPHILA;

EID: 8844269433     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.07.005     Document Type: Article

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