Are fatty acids in fish the evidence of trophic links? A case study from the southern Baltic Vistula Lagoon

• Published in: Oceanologia
• Main Authors: Agnieszka Góra, Joanna Szlinder-Richert, Ryszard Kornijów
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: Trophic marker; Feeding ecology; Ontogenetic shift; PUFA biosynthesis; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Brama; Anguilla anguilla
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceano.2022.04.002; https://doaj.org/article/4f1476b5462e40b4be180456d752cb40

Most knowledge on the feeding ecology of fish has been based on the analyses of food remains from the alimentary tracks. This traditional method, however, only provides information about recently consumed food, and is burdened with a risk of incorrect assessment of the role of individual diet compon...