A Guide to Using Compound-Specific Stable Isotope Analysis to Study the Fates of Molecules in Organisms and Ecosystems

The measurement of stable isotopes in ‘bulk’ animal and plant tissues (e.g., muscle or leaf) has become an important tool for studies of functional diversity from organismal to continental scales. In consumers, isotope values reflect their diet, trophic position, physiological st...

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Main Authors: John P. Whiteman, Emma A. Elliott Smith, Alexi C. Besser, Seth D. Newsome
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/11/1/8