Carbon flow and trophic structure of an Antarctic coastal benthic community as determined by δ13C and δ15N

• Published in: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
• Main Authors: Gillies, Christopher L, Stark, Jonathan S, Johnstone, Glenn J, Smith, Stephen DA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: ePublications@SCU 2012
• Subjects: Stable isotope analysis; benthic; trophic ecology; Antarctica; Windmill Islands; Casey Station; Environmental Sciences; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Antarc*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://epubs.scu.edu.au/esm_pubs/1303; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2011.11.003

Stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen were used to determine the different carbon pathways and trophic assemblages amongst coastal benthic fauna of the Windmill Islands, East Antarctica. Macroalgae, pelagic POM, sediment POM and sea ice POM had well-separated δ13C signatures, which ranged from −36....