Geographic assignment with stable isotopes in IsoMAP

• Published in: Methods in ecology and evolution Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 201 - 206
• Main Authors: Bowen, Gabriel J., Liu, Zhongfang, Vander Zanden, Hannah B., Zhao, Lan, Takahashi, George, Kurle, Carolyn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.03.2014
• Subjects: Bayesian statistics; bioinformatics; cyberinfrastructure; Data analysis; geographic information systems; IsoMAP.org; Isotopes; migration; Prediction models; Stable isotopes; Web‐based analysis; wildlife forensics
• ISSN: 2041-210X; 2041-210X
• DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12147

Summary Stable isotope ratios of H and O (δ2H and δ18O) are intrinsic properties of biological and geological materials, and can be used to constrain the geographic origin and movements of such materials. One of the most widespread uses of such data in ecology is to reconstruct geographic movements...