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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Main Author: Kerstetter, David
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: NSUWorks 2016
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Online Access:https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cnso_osj/may-2016/day2/19