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dc.contributor.authorBoon, Paul
dc.contributor.authorBunn, Stuart
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-17T06:20:55Z
dc.date.available2019-09-17T06:20:55Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.identifier.issn0304-3770
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/0304-3770(94)90077-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/121840
dc.description.abstractThe use of stable isotopes to identify the structure of aquatic food webs is predicted upon there being significant and consistent differences in the isotopic composition of the various classes of primary producers. The structure of food webs will be interpreted incorrectly if variations in the isotopic composition of primary producers are not taken into account. We detected significant temporal and spatial variations in the δ13C and δ15N values of aquatic plants collected from three small, lentic water bodies in south-eastern Australia. Carbon- and nitrogen-isotope values of individual taxa could each vary by up to 10 delta units, according to site and season. The magnitude of these variations is sufficiently great for them to have important consequences for the interpretation of aquatic food webs. Greater attention must be given to fluctuations in the isotopic signatures of the primary producers if the structure of aquatic food webs is to be properly understood.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherNational Inquiry Services Centre
dc.publisher.placeSouth Africa
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom99
dc.relation.ispartofpageto108
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAquatic Biology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume48
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEcology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPlant biology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchInformation and computing sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEcological applications
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3103
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3108
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode46
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4102
dc.titleVariations in the stable-isotope composition of aquatic plants and their implications for food web analysis
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorBunn, Stuart E.


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