15 N/ 14 N and 13 C/ 12 C in Weddell Sea Birds, Seals, and Fish: Implications for Diet and Trophic Structure

• Main Authors: Rau, Greg H., Ainley, David G., Bengston, John L., Torres, Joseph J., Hopkins, Thomas L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Digital Commons @ University of South Florida 1992
• Subjects: Life Sciences; Marine Biology; Antarctic; Fulmar; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Snow Petrel
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/39; https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/context/msc_facpub/article/1038/viewcontent/m084p001.pdf

delta-C-13, delta-N-15, and C/N were measured for each of 247 muscle tissue samples from 12 bird, 4 seal, and 4 fish species collected in the Weddell Sea primarily during March 1986. delta-C-13 values ranged from -31.3 to -22.0 parts per thousand and, in the case of fish and seal samples, varied inv...