Embracing variability in amino acid δ15N fractionation: mechanisms, implications, and applications for trophic ecology

KW McMahon, MD McCarthy - Ecosphere, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Compound‐specific stable isotope analysis (CSIA) of individual amino acids (AA s) has
become a powerful analytical tool in trophic ecology. Heavily fractionating “trophic” AA s (eg …

Advances in the application of amino acid nitrogen isotopic analysis in ecological and biogeochemical studies

N Ohkouchi, Y Chikaraishi, HG Close, B Fry… - Organic …, 2017 - Elsevier
Compound-specific isotopic analysis of amino acids (CSIA-AA) has emerged in the last
decade as a powerful approach for tracing the origins and fate of nitrogen in ecological and …

Meta-analysis of amino acid stable nitrogen isotope ratios for estimating trophic position in marine organisms

JM Nielsen, BN Popp, M Winder - Oecologia, 2015 - Springer
Estimating trophic structures is a common approach used to retrieve information regarding
energy pathways, predation, and competition in complex ecosystems. The application of …

Trophic discrimination of nitrogen stable isotopes in amino acids varies with diet quality in a marine fish

KW McMahon, SR Thorrold, TS Elsdon… - Limnology and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Analysis of individual amino acid (AA) δ15N values is increasingly common in
studies of food web architecture, movement ecology, and biogeochemical cycling. However …

The trophodynamics of marine top predators: current knowledge, recent advances and challenges

JW Young, BPV Hunt, TR Cook, JK Llopiz… - Deep Sea Research …, 2015 - Elsevier
We review present understanding of the spatial and temporal diet variability
(trophodynamics) of a range of pelagic marine top predators, at both early and adult life …

First evidence and potential sources of novel brominated flame retardants and BDE 209 in the deepest ocean

J Xie, G Zhang, Q Wu, M Luo, D Chen, Y Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Organic anthropogenic pollutants reach even the deepest parts of the oceans, ie, the hadal
trenches. We here presented the concentrations, influencing factors, and potential sources …

Movements and foraging of predators associated with mesophotic coral reefs and their potential for linking ecological habitats

YP Papastamatiou, CG Meyer, RK Kosaki… - Marine Ecology …, 2015 - int-res.com
Marine predators will often perform diel and seasonal movements associated with specific
habitats. In tropical areas, mesophotic coral reefs may be an important habitat type for many …

Isotope data from amino acids indicate Darwin's ground sloth was not an herbivore

JV Tejada, JJ Flynn, R MacPhee, TC O'Connell… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Fossil sloths are regarded as obligate herbivores for reasons including peculiarities of their
craniodental morphology and that all living sloths feed exclusively on plants. We challenge …

Improving marine ecosystem models with biochemical tracers

HR Pethybridge, CA Choy, JJ Polovina… - Annual review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Empirical data on food web dynamics and predator-prey interactions underpin ecosystem
models, which are increasingly used to support strategic management of marine resources …

Small pelagic fish fitness relates to local environmental conditions and trophic variables

E Lloret-Lloret, M Albo-Puigserver, J Giménez… - Progress in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Small pelagic fish (SPF) are key organisms for the functioning of pelagic marine ecosystems.
In recent decades, these species have undergone significant changes in biomass, growth …