Temporal variation in stable isotope composition ( delta super(13)C, delta super(15)N and delta super(34)S) of a temperate Zostera marina food web

Simultaneous triple stable isotope analysis of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur was employed to study the temporal variation in the food web of a subtidal eelgrass Zostera marina bed in the western Baltic Sea. Samples of 3 potential food sources (eelgrass, epiphytes and seston) and consumer species were...

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Published in:Marine ecology. Progress series (Halstenbek) 2014-01, Vol.505, p.95-105
Main Authors: Mittermayr, Agnes, Fox, Sophia E, Sommer, Ulrich
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