This study applies total mercury (THg) concentration and stable isotope signature (δ15N and δ13C) to evaluate the trophic status and feeding ground of Trichiurus lepturus during its ontogeny in northern Rio de Janeiro, south-eastern Brazil. The trophic position of T. lepturus is de...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Madeira Di Beneditto, Vanessa Trindade Bittar, Carlos Eduardo de Rezende, Plínio Barbosa Camargo, Helena Amaral Kehrig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2013-03-01
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252013000100211