Incorporating stable isotopes into a multidisciplinary framework to improve data inference and their conservation and management application

• Published in: African journal of marine science Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 189 - 197
• Main Authors: Christiansen, HM, Fisk, AT, Hussey, NE
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Grahamstown Taylor & Francis 03.04.2015; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: carbon isotopes; Carcharodon carcharias; case studies; ecosystems; individualisation; Isotopes; managers; maternal influence; nitrogen; nitrogen isotopes; physiological effects; planning; sharks; spatial variation; stable isotopes; Trends; vertebrae; Africa

Through its ability to address complex ecological questions and the possibility of analysing large sample sizes to understand population‑level processes, the use of stable isotope analysis (δ13C and δ15N) has grown rapidly in recent years. Importantly, it is now becoming an accepted tool to derive d...