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| Walters, Andrea; Robert, Marianne; Cresson, Pierre; Le Bris, Hervé; Kopp, Dorothee. |
| Quantification of the physical and biological factors that influence the spatial structuring of food webs is central to inform effective resource management. We used baseline‐corrected stable isotope ratios (δ13C and δ15N) of 63 invertebrate and fish to investigate food web structure across a continental shelf gradient—the Celtic Sea Shelf in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. Hierarchical clustering on δ13C and δ15N showed that the shelf food web is characterized by four trophic levels with trophic groups spread across pelagic and benthic trophic pathways. Four biomass‐weighted isotopic diversity metrics provided indicators on the status of the system, showing a relatively complex food web with high trophic redundancy at intermediate trophic levels suggesting... |
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| Ano: 2021 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00693/80500/83696.pdf |
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