Food web structure of a coastal Arctic marine ecosystem and implications for stability
@article{McMeans2013FoodWS, title={Food web structure of a coastal Arctic marine ecosystem and implications for stability}, author={Bailey C. McMeans and Neil Rooney and Michael T. Arts and Aaron T. Fisk}, journal={Marine Ecology Progress Series}, year={2013}, volume={482}, pages={17-28} }
There is little doubt that Arctic ecosystems will continue to face unprecedented change in the coming decades. The identification of food web structures that confer stability to these systems is, therefore, a priority. Here, we use stable isotopes and fatty acids to resolve the food web structure of a seasonally ice-covered fjord (Cumberland Sound, Baffin Island, Canada) sampled in late summer. We show that the food web is structured such that upper trophic levels couple separate energy…
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