Stable isotopes are quantitative indicators of trophic niche [PDF]
Ecology Letters, 2019 AbstractHette‐Tronquart (2019, Ecol. Lett.) raises three concerns about our interpretation of stable isotope data in Sheppard et al. (2018, Ecol. Lett., 21, 665). We feel that these concerns are based on comparisons that are unreasonable or ignore the ecological context from which the data were collected.
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Comparing isotopic niche widths among and within communities: SIBER - Stable Isotope Bayesian Ellipses in R [PDF]
Journal of Animal Ecology, 2011 (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) No abstract provided.
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 IntroductionTropical rainforest species interact with each other and their environment over a wide range of spatiotemporal scales. However, our understanding of resource partitioning and the mechanisms of avian species coexistence is largely restricted ...
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Estimating niche width using stable isotopes in the face of habitat variability: a modelling case study in the marine environment. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Distributions of stable isotopes have been used to infer an organism's trophic niche width, the 'isotopic niche', and examine resource partitioning. Spatial variation in the isotopic composition of prey may however confound the interpretation of isotopic
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Biology, 2022 Widespread introductions of non-native species, including aquaculture and ornamental species, threaten biodiversity and ecosystem functioning by modifying the trophic structure of communities.
Fangmin Shuai, Jie Li
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Determining trophic niche width: a novel approach using stable isotope analysis [PDF]
, 2004 1. Although conceptually robust, it has proven difficult to find practical measures of niche width that are simple to obtain, yet provide an adequate descriptor of the ecological position of the population examined. 2.
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Beyond carbon and nitrogen: guidelines for estimating three-dimensional isotopic niche space [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2016 Peggy H. Ostrom +2 more
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An assessment of the trophic structure of the Bay of Biscay continental shelf food web: Comparing estimates derived from an ecosystem model and isotopic data [PDF]
, 2013 Comparing outputs of ecosystem models with estimates derived from experimental and observational approaches is important in creating valuable feedback for model construction, analyses and validation.
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The marine side of a terrestrial carnivore: intra-population variation in use of allochthonous resources by arctic foxes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Inter-individual variation in diet within generalist animal populations is thought to be a widespread phenomenon but its potential causes are poorly known. Inter-individual variation can be amplified by the availability and use of allochthonous resources,
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Dietary and isotopic specialization: the isotopic niche of three Cinclodes ovenbirds
Oecologia, 2009 By comparing the isotopic composition of tissues deposited at different times, we can identify individuals that shift diets over time and individuals with constant diets. We define an individual as an isotopic specialist if tissues deposited at different times have similar isotopic composition. If tissues deposited at different times differ in isotopic
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