scholarly journals Stable isotope analysis reveals food web structure and watershed impacts along the fluvial gradient of a Mesoamerican coastal river

2010 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 791-803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirk O. Winemiller ◽  
David J. Hoeinghaus ◽  
Allison A. Pease ◽  
Peter C. Esselman ◽  
Rodney L. Honeycutt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Food Web ◽  
Stable Isotope Analysis ◽  
Isotope Analysis ◽  
Food Web Structure ◽  
Web Structure ◽  
Coastal River

Food web structure of a shallow eutrophic lake (Lake Taihu, China) assessed by stable isotope analysis

Hydrobiologia ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 683 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhigang Mao ◽  
Xiaohong Gu ◽  
Qingfei Zeng ◽  
Luhong Zhou ◽  
Mingbo Sun
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Food Web ◽  
Stable Isotope Analysis ◽  
Lake Taihu ◽  
Isotope Analysis ◽  
Eutrophic Lake ◽  
Food Web Structure ◽  
Web Structure ◽  
Shallow Eutrophic Lake

Food web structure prior to and following construction of artificial reefs, based on stable isotope analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 101354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhipeng Zhang ◽  
Mingqi Wang ◽  
Jingjing Song ◽  
Wenxi Zhao ◽  
Daode Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Food Web ◽  
Stable Isotope Analysis ◽  
Isotope Analysis ◽  
Artificial Reefs ◽  
Food Web Structure ◽  
Web Structure

Stable isotope analysis of food web structure in upland rivers

2001 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 3286-3286 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Burns ◽  
R. I. Jones ◽  
J. K. Adamson
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Food Web ◽  
Stable Isotope Analysis ◽  
Isotope Analysis ◽  
Food Web Structure ◽  
Web Structure

scholarly journals Preliminary examination of food web structure of Nicola Lake (Taim Hydrological System, south Brazil) using dual C and N stable isotope analyses

2006 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre M. Garcia ◽  
David J. Hoeinghaus ◽  
João P. Vieira ◽  
Kirk O. Winemiller ◽  
David M. L. Motta Marques ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Food Web ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Isotope Analysis ◽  
Carbon Sources ◽  
Stable Isotope Ratio ◽  
Trophic Levels ◽  
Food Web Structure ◽  
Web Structure ◽  
Hydrological System

Taim Ecological Reserve is located within the Taim Hydrological System and was created to protect a heterogeneous and productive landscape harboring exceptional biological diversity in southern Brazil. Using stable isotope ratio analyses of carbon (delta13C) and nitrogen (delta15N), we provide a preliminary description of the food web structure, including estimates of production sources supporting fish populations and vertical trophic structure, within a representative lake of this system. A total of 21 organisms (5 macrophytes, 3 mollusks and 13 adult fishes) representing 16 species were collected for isotope analysis. Fishes had delta13C values ranging from -24.30º/oo to -28.31º/oo , showing concordance with the range of values observed for macrophytes (-25.49 to -27.10º/oo), and suggesting that these plants could be a major carbon source supporting these fishes. delta13C signatures of Corbicula (-30.81º/oo) and Pomacea (-24.26º/oo) indirectly suggest that phytoplankton and benthic algae could be alternative carbon sources for some consumers. Nitrogen isotope ratios indicated approximately three consumer trophic levels. The pearl cichlid Geophagus brasiliensis was a primary consumer. Two catfishes (Trachelyopterus lucenai and Loricariichthys anus) were secondary consumers. Two congeneric pike cichclids (Crenicichla lepidota and C. punctata), a catfish (Pimelodus maculatus) and the characids Astyanax fasciatus and Oligosarcus robustus were tertiary consumers. Further studies including additional primary producers and consumers and greater sample numbers should be conducted to provide a more complete and detailed description of food web structure and dynamics within the reserve.

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