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- Title
RIBBED MUSSEL NITROGEN ISOTOPE SIGNATURES REFLECT NITROGEN SOURCES IN COASTAL SALT MARSHES.
- Authors
McKinney, R. A.; Nelson, W. G.; Charpentier, M. A.; Wigand, C.
- Abstract
The article presents a study that examines the stable nitrogen isotope ratio in tissue of the ribbed mussel (Geukensia demissa) as an indicator of the source of nitrogen inputs to coastal salt marshes. Simple, empirical model based on the 10 watersheds was developed to predict mussel from land use characteristics. The isotopic ratio of mussels is useful as a proxy for watershed land use practices when assessing ecological responses to nutrient enrichment in coastal marshes.
- Subjects
MUSSELS; SALT marshes; LAND use; WATERSHEDS; NITROGEN isotopes
- Publication
Ecological Applications, 2001, Vol 11, Issue 1, p203
- ISSN
1051-0761
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1890/1051-0761(2001)011[0203:RMNISR]2.0.CO;2