Trophic structure of cold-water coral communities revealed from the analysis of tissue isotopes and fatty acid composition
Autor: | Gerard C.A. Duineveld, Marc S. S. Lavaleye, Tina Kutti, Karline Soetaert, Dick van Oevelen |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Coral Aquatic Science Oceanography 01 natural sciences Belgica Reef Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Trophic level Marine snow geography geography.geographical_feature_category biology Ecology 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology fungi technology industry and agriculture Phytodetritus social sciences Coral reef biology.organism_classification Food web population characteristics Environmental science geographic locations |
Zdroj: | Marine Biology Research. 14:287-306 |
ISSN: | 1745-1019 1745-1000 |
Popis: | The trophic structure of cold-water coral reef communities at two contrasting locations, the 800-m deep Belgica Mounds (Irish margin) and the 300-m deep Traena reefs (Norwegian Shelf), was investigated using stable isotope (δ13C and δ15N) and fatty-acid composition analysis. A broad range of specimens, with emphasis on (commercial) fish specie's, and organic matter sources were sampled using a variety of tools. Irrespective of the environmental and geographical setting, the δ15N values indicated that the food web encompasses roughly 1.5 to 3 trophic levels. Mobile echinoderms, i.e. sea urchins and sea stars, had highest δ15N values, indicative of a high trophic position in the food web. The fraction of bacterial fatty acids in reef fauna was generally low ( |
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