C and N stable isotopes enlighten the trophic behaviour of the dugong (Dugong dugon)

Abstract The dugong (Dugong dugon), a large marine mammal herbivore of the Indo-Pacific, is vulnerable to extinction at a global scale due to a combination of human-related threats including habitat degradation. The species forages on seagrass habitats (marine phanerogams) and plays a key role in th...

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Main Authors: Martin Thibault, Yves Letourneur, Christophe Cleguer, Claire Bonneville, Marine J. Briand, Solène Derville, Paco Bustamante, Claire Garrigue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50578-3