Revealing organic carbon sources fueling a coral reef food web in the Gulf of Mexico using stable isotopes and fatty acids

• Published in: Limnology and oceanography Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 593 - 612
• Main Authors: Carreón-Palau, Laura, Parrish, Christopher C., del Angel-Rodríguez, Jorge A., Pérez-España, Horacio, Aguiñiga-García, Sergio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Waco, TX John Wiley and Sons, Inc 01.03.2013; American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Synecology; Gulf of Mexico; Aquatic environment; Coral reef; Food web; Fatty acids; Carbon; Isotopes

Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes and fatty acids (FAs) revealed primary producer organic carbon sources that fuel a coral reef food web with river influence. A stable isotope mixing model was used to assess the relative contribution of six different primary producers to nine of the most ubiquitou...