The 13C, 15N and 34S signatures of a rocky reef planktivorous fish indicate different coastal discharges of sewage

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 689-699

  Gaston, Troy F ^a,b   Kostoglidis, Antionette ^a   Suthers, Iain M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Food chain dynamics; Planktivorous fish; Sewage; Stable isotope analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; ICHTHYOFAUNA; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT; SEWAGE OUTFALL; TRACER;

PLESIOPIDAE;

EID: 9944258145     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF03142     Document Type: Article

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