Ecological Archives E096-066-A4
Timothy D. Jardine, Nicholas R. Bond, Michele A. Burford, Mark J. Kennard, Douglas P. Ward, Peter Bayliss, Peter M. Davies, Michael M. Douglas, Stephen K. Hamilton, John M. Melack, Robert J. Naiman, Neil E. Pettit, Bradley J. Pusey, Danielle M. Warfe, and Stuart E. Bunn. 2015. Does flood rhythm drive ecosystem responses in tropical riverscapes? Ecology 96:684–692. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/14-0991.1
Appendix D. Stable isotope ratios (13C/12C) of carbon (δ13C) for fish and local food sources (benthic invertebrates and periphyton) collected from multiple locations in rivers that vary in rhythmicity.
Fig. D1. The average difference in stable isotope ratios (13C/12C) of carbon (δ13C) between fish and local food sources (benthic invertebrates and periphyton) collected from multiple locations in rivers that vary in rhythmicity. More rhythmic rivers contain fish that have derived their body mass from outside the location of capture (i.e., predictably available floodplains), whereas the δ13C of fish from arrhythmic rivers are closely aligned with local prey, indicating local foraging.
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