On the use of stable isotopes in trophic ecology

WJ Boecklen, CT Yarnes, BA Cook… - Annual review of …, 2011‏ - annualreviews.org
Stable isotope analysis (SIA) has proven to be a useful tool in reconstructing diets,
characterizing trophic relationships, elucidating patterns of resource allocation, and …

Studying animal niches using bulk stable isotope ratios: an updated synthesis

ON Shipley, P Matich - Oecologia, 2020‏ - Springer
The development of the isotopic niche, an n-dimensional hypervolume (with n being the
number of isotopes) occupied by a population in delta space, has revolutionized the study of …

Predator-induced collapse of niche structure and species coexistence

RM Pringle, TR Kartzinel, TM Palmer, TJ Thurman… - Nature, 2019‏ - nature.com
Biological invasions are both a pressing environmental challenge and an opportunity to
investigate fundamental ecological processes, such as the role of top predators in regulating …

Fish bone chemistry and ultrastructure: implications for taphonomy and stable isotope analysis

P Szpak - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2011‏ - Elsevier
This paper reviews the ultrastructure and chemistry of fish bone, with an emphasis on
zooarchaeology and stable isotope analysis. On the basis of the chemical composition of the …

Stable isotopes and elasmobranchs: tissue types, methods, applications and assumptions

NE Hussey, MA MacNeil, JA Olin… - Journal of Fish …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Stable‐isotope analysis (SIA) can act as a powerful ecological tracer with which to examine
diet, trophic position and movement, as well as more complex questions pertaining to …

Characterizing the areal extent of PFAS contamination in fish species downgradient of AFFF source zones

HM Pickard, BJ Ruyle, F Haque, JM Logan… - Environmental …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Most monitoring programs next to large per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) sources
focus on drinking water contamination near source zones. However, less is understood …

Turnover and fractionation of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes in tissues of a migratory coastal predator, summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus)

A Buchheister, RJ Latour - Canadian Journal of Fisheries and …, 2010‏ - cdnsciencepub.com
Migratory and mobile fishes such as summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) often utilize
dietary resources with stable isotope signatures that vary over time and space, potentially …

Quantitative diet reconstruction of a Neolithic population using a Bayesian mixing model (FRUITS): The case study of Ostorf (Germany)

R Fernandes, P Grootes, MJ Nadeau… - American Journal of …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The island cemetery site of Ostorf (Germany) consists of individual human graves
containing Funnel Beaker ceramics dating to the Early or Middle Neolithic. However …

Evidence that Pacific tuna mercury levels are driven by marine methylmercury production and anthropogenic inputs

A Médieu, D Point, T Itai, H Angot, PJ Buchanan… - Proceedings of the …, 2022‏ - pnas.org
Pacific Ocean tuna is among the most-consumed seafood products but contains relatively
high levels of the neurotoxin methylmercury. Limited observations suggest tuna mercury …

Stable isotope dynamics in elasmobranch fishes

JM Logan, ME Lutcavage - Hydrobiologia, 2010‏ - Springer
Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analyses have improved our understanding of food
webs and movement patterns of aquatic organisms. These techniques have recently been …