Converting isotope values to diet composition: the use of mixing models
DL Phillips - Journal of Mammalogy, 2012 - academic.oup.com
A common use of stable isotope analysis in mammalogy is to make inferences about diet
from isotope values (typically δ13C and δ15N) measured in tissues and food sources of a …
from isotope values (typically δ13C and δ15N) measured in tissues and food sources of a …
Studying animal niches using bulk stable isotope ratios: an updated synthesis
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 …
number of isotopes) occupied by a population in delta space, has revolutionized the study of …
Can stable isotope ratios provide for community‐wide measures of trophic structure?
Stable isotope ratios (typically of carbon and nitrogen) provide one representation of an
organism's trophic niche and are widely used to examine aspects of food web structure. Yet …
organism's trophic niche and are widely used to examine aspects of food web structure. Yet …
Organic matter exchange and cycling in mangrove ecosystems: recent insights from stable isotope studies
Mangrove ecosystems are highly productive tropical coastal ecosystems which have a
potentially high impact on the carbon budget of the tropical and global coastal zone. The …
potentially high impact on the carbon budget of the tropical and global coastal zone. The …
Stable isotope tracing of temporal and spatial variability in organic matter sources to freshwater ecosystems
JC Finlay, C Kendall - Stable isotopes in ecology and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The recent expansion of natural abundance stable isotope methods has rapidly increased
our understanding of freshwater food web ecology. Investigators now routinely use stable …
our understanding of freshwater food web ecology. Investigators now routinely use stable …
Stable isotopes and elasmobranchs: tissue types, methods, applications and assumptions
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 …
diet, trophic position and movement, as well as more complex questions pertaining to …
Stable isotopes dissect aquatic food webs from the top to the bottom
JJ Middelburg - Biogeosciences, 2014 - bg.copernicus.org
Stable isotopes have been used extensively to study food-web functioning, that is, the flow of
energy and matter among organisms. Traditional food-web studies are based on the natural …
energy and matter among organisms. Traditional food-web studies are based on the natural …
Trace me if you can: the use of intrinsic biogeochemical markers in marine top predators
Human activities have serious impacts on marine apex predators. Inadequate knowledge of
the spatial and trophic ecology of these marine animals ultimately compromises the viability …
the spatial and trophic ecology of these marine animals ultimately compromises the viability …
Carbon flux in seagrass ecosystems
Understanding matter circulation in the biosphere constitutes one of the fundamental
research objectives for ecologists. Stocks of materials, their distribution, and their fluxes …
research objectives for ecologists. Stocks of materials, their distribution, and their fluxes …
Fingerprinting blue carbon: rationale and tools to determine the source of organic carbon in marine depositional environments
Blue carbon is the organic carbon in oceanic and coastal ecosystems that is captured on
centennial to millennial timescales. Maintaining and increasing blue carbon is an integral …
centennial to millennial timescales. Maintaining and increasing blue carbon is an integral …