Advances in the application of amino acid nitrogen isotopic analysis in ecological and biogeochemical studies

N Ohkouchi, Y Chikaraishi, HG Close, B Fry… - Organic …, 2017 - Elsevier
Compound-specific isotopic analysis of amino acids (CSIA-AA) has emerged in the last
decade as a powerful approach for tracing the origins and fate of nitrogen in ecological and …

On the use of stable isotopes in trophic ecology

WJ Boecklen, CT Yarnes, BA Cook… - Annual review of …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Stable isotope analysis (SIA) has proven to be a useful tool in reconstructing diets,
characterizing trophic relationships, elucidating patterns of resource allocation, and …

Using isoscapes to trace the movements and foraging behavior of top predators in oceanic ecosystems

BS Graham, PL Koch, SD Newsome… - … movement, pattern, and …, 2010 - Springer
The stable isotope composition of animal tissues can provide intrinsic tags to study the
foraging and migratory ecology of predators in the open ocean. Chapter 13 (this volume) …

[图书][B] Isoscapes: understanding movement, pattern, and process on Earth through isotope mapping

JB West, GJ Bowen, TE Dawson, KP Tu - 2009 - Springer
Since the discovery of isotopes and the development of precise instrumentation capable of
measuring small differences in isotope abundances, there has been an interest in …

Stable isotopes and elasmobranchs: tissue types, methods, applications and assumptions

NE Hussey, MA MacNeil, JA Olin… - Journal of Fish …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Stable‐isotope analysis (SIA) can act as a powerful ecological tracer with which to examine
diet, trophic position and movement, as well as more complex questions pertaining to …

Meta-analysis of amino acid stable nitrogen isotope ratios for estimating trophic position in marine organisms

JM Nielsen, BN Popp, M Winder - Oecologia, 2015 - Springer
Estimating trophic structures is a common approach used to retrieve information regarding
energy pathways, predation, and competition in complex ecosystems. The application of …

Trace me if you can: the use of intrinsic biogeochemical markers in marine top predators

R Ramos, J González-Solís - Frontiers in Ecology and the …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Human activities have serious impacts on marine apex predators. Inadequate knowledge of
the spatial and trophic ecology of these marine animals ultimately compromises the viability …

The trophodynamics of marine top predators: current knowledge, recent advances and challenges

JW Young, BPV Hunt, TR Cook, JK Llopiz… - Deep Sea Research …, 2015 - Elsevier
We review present understanding of the spatial and temporal diet variability
(trophodynamics) of a range of pelagic marine top predators, at both early and adult life …

Identifying migrations in marine fishes through stable‐isotope analysis

CN Trueman, KM MacKenzie… - Journal of Fish …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The isotopic composition of many elements varies across both land and ocean surfaces in a
predictable fashion. These stable‐isotope ratios are transferred into animal tissues …

Trophic position estimates of marine teleosts using amino acid compound specific isotopic analysis

CJ Bradley, NJ Wallsgrove, CA Choy… - Limnology and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing use of trophic position (TP) for assessing and describing ecosystems has
resulted in the emergence of novel techniques for accurate and accessible measurements …