Investigating food web structure and system function of an artificial reef ecosystem based on carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis: implications for reef management

IntroductionFood web is an important basis for identifying trophodynamic processes, and evaluating the structural and functional characteristics of ecosystems. The trophodynamics and system function of artificial reef (AR) ecosystems have rarely been examined.MethodsStable isotope analysis was used...

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Main Authors: Jie Feng, Xiaolong Zhao, Fan Bi, Wei Zhao, Liang Zhao, Hao Song, Meijie Yang, Zhi Hu, Cong Zhou, Pu Shi, Pengpeng Hu, Peizhen Ma, Pengfei Sun, Han Jiang, Jiangling Xu, Tao Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1192173/full