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Applications of C and N stable isotopes to ecological and environmental studies in seagrass ecosystems
Lepoint, G.; Dauby, P.; Gobert, S. (2004). Applications of C and N stable isotopes to ecological and environmental studies in seagrass ecosystems. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 49(11-12): 887-891. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.07.005
In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. Macmillan: London. ISSN 0025-326X; e-ISSN 1879-3363
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sewage; food web; stable isotopes; seagrass; tracer |
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- Lepoint, G.
- Dauby, P.
- Gobert, S.
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| Abstract |
Stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen are increasingly used in marine ecosystems, for ecological and environmental studies. Here, we examine some applications of stable isotopes as ecological integrators or tracers in seagrass ecosystem studies. We focus on both the use of natural isotope abundance as food web integrators or environmental tracers and on the use of stable isotopes as experimental tools. As ecosystem integrators, stable isotopes have helped to elucidate the general structure of trophic webs in temperate, Mediterranean and tropical seagrass ecosystems. As environmental tracers, stable isotopes have proven their utility in sewage impact measuring and mapping. However, to make such environmental studies more comprehensible, future works on understanding of basic reasons for variations of N and C stable isotopes in seagrasses should be encouraged. At least, as experimental tracers, stable isotopes allow the study of many aspects of N and C cycles at the scale of a plant or at the scale of the seagrass ecosystem. |
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