Determining trophic niche width: a novel approach using stable isotope analysis
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Summary
This approach is a potentially powerful method of measuring trophic niche width, particularly if combined with conventional approaches, because it provides a single measure on a continuous axis that is common to all species; it integrates information on only assimilated prey over time; and data production is theoretically fast and testing among populations simple.
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- 2004-09-01
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Keywords
Niche, Trophic level, Species evenness, Ecology, Proxy (statistics)
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