Trophic Study of Oilfish, Escolar, Snake Mackerel, and Lancetfish in the Western North Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico Using Combined Stomach Content and Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Analyses

Large, mesopelagic teleosts have a potentially keystone position in the ecology of the pelagic water column, yet remain relatively unstudied when compared to large, commercially important fishes of the epipelagic zone. In this study, the ecological roles of four large, vertically migrating teleosts,...

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Main Author: Keller, Heidi R.
Format: Others
Published: NSUWorks 2011
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Online Access:http://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/114
http://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1288&context=occ_stuetd