Research article: small-scale spatial variation of δ13C and δ15N isotopes in Antarctic carbon sources and consumers

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Gillies, Christopher L, Stark, Jonathan S, Smith, Stephen DA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: ePublications@SCU 2013
• Subjects: Environmental Sciences; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Vestfold; Vestfold Hills; Windmill Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://epubs.scu.edu.au/esm_pubs/2090; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-011-1126-7

Regional food web studies that fail to account for small-scale isotopic variability can lead to a mismatch between an organism’s inferred and true trophic position. Misinterpretation of trophic status may result, substantially limiting spatial and temporal comparability of food web studies. We sampl...