Role of peat organic matter on isotopic composition of most abundant benthic organisms in intertidal habitats of SW Iceland

• Published in: Marine Biology
• Main Authors: SARA', Gianluca, MAZZOLA, Antonio, ROMANO C, DE PIRRO M, HALLDÒRSON PH, SPROVIERI M, RUMOLO P
• Other Authors: SARÀ G, MAZZOLA A
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Benthic organism · Intertidal environment · Grass-pool · Peat · Stable isotope · Iceland · North Atlantic; Settore BIO/07 - Ecologia; Hvassahraun; Iceland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/21158; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-008-0912-4

The transfer of peat organic matter (OM) from tidal pools of upper littoral to downstream rocky shores and its potential incorporation into marine biota were investigated using the stable isotope approach. Samplings were carried out in September 2004 in two SW Icelandic sites (Osar and Hvassahraun),...