Why stop at the surface when addressing marine ecosystems? A preliminary assessment of trophic positions for the seabirds of south Florida using C and N stable isotopes
Seabirds outside the Northeast Pacific and Northeast Atlantic regions are poorly understood from a trophic perspective. To elucidate trophic level relationships, we examined the concentration of ∂13C and ∂15N in the blood, breast muscle, and feathers (proximal and distal sections) of nine species of...
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NSUWorks
2016
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Online Access: | https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cnso_osj/may-2016/day2/19 |