Effects of acid treatment on carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios in ecological samples: a review and synthesis

TA Schlacher, RM Connolly - Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen are mainstay tracers in diverse fields of ecology,
particularly in studies of food webs. Investigators are generally interested in tracing dietary C …

Sources of organic matter and tracing of nutrient pollution in the coastal Bay of Bengal

V Sarma, MS Krishna, TNR Srinivas - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2020 - Elsevier
Stable isotopic composition of carbon (δ 13 C POM) and nitrogen (δ 15 N POM) in the
particulate organic matter (POM) is used to identify sources of organic carbon and nutrients …

Shallow convective mixing promotes massive Noctiluca scintillans bloom in the northeastern Arabian Sea

V Sarma, JS Patil, D Shankar, AC Anil - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The northeastern Arabian Sea (NEAS) experiences convective mixing during
winter, but this mixing does not reach up to the silicicline, resulting in the limited supply of …

Effects of connectivity on carbon and nitrogen stocks in mangrove and seagrass ecosystems

D Saavedra-Hortua, I Nagelkerken… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Seascape connectivity increases carbon and nitrogen exchange across coastal ecosystems
through flow of particulate organic matter (POM). However, there are still critical gaps in …

Evaluating exposures of bay mussels (Mytilus trossulus) to contaminants of emerging concern through environmental sampling and hydrodynamic modeling

CA James, J Lanksbury, T Khangaonkar… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bay mussels (Mytilus trossulus) were transplanted to 18 locations representing a range of
potential exposures throughout Puget Sound, WA. Tissues were analyzed for over 200 …

Tracking Nitrogen Source Using δ15N Reveals Human and Agricultural Drivers of Seagrass Degradation across the British Isles

BL Jones, LC Cullen-Unsworth… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Excess nutrients shift the ecological balance of coastal ecosystems, and this eutrophication
is an increasing problem across the globe. Nutrient levels may be routinely measured, but …

Diet and recruitment of green turtles in Fiji, South Pacific, inferred from in-water capture and stable isotope analysis

S Piovano, GE Lemons, A Ciriyawa… - Marine Ecology …, 2020 - int-res.com
Green turtles Chelonia mydas are listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, yet in the
South Pacific few conservation-relevant data are available for the species, especially …

Human pressures on two estuaries of the Iberian Peninsula are reflected in food web structure

I Donázar-Aramendía, JE Sánchez-Moyano… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
As a result of the increased urban and agricultural development in coastal environments,
estuaries are among the most modified and threatened aquatic ecosystems. This study used …

Differences in food web structure of mangroves and freshwater marshes: evidence from stable isotope studies in the Southern Gulf of Mexico

A Sepúlveda-Lozada, M Mendoza-Carranza… - Wetlands Ecology and …, 2015 - Springer
Tropical coastal habitats like marshes, mangroves, and submerged grasses comprise
diverse plant and animal communities and a certain degree of connectivity with other …

Monitoring nitrogen pollution in seasonally-pulsed coastal waters requires judicious choice of indicator species

D Gorman, A Turra, RM Connolly, AD Olds… - Marine pollution …, 2017 - Elsevier
We compared the sensitivity of algae and hermit crabs to seasonal shifts in the dominance of
continuous sewage discharge vs. pulsed inputs of terrestrial material to a subtropical bay …