Browsing Scheibling, Robert E. by Subject "Marine"

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  • Fatty acids as dietary tracers in benthic food webs 

    Kelly, Jennifer R., and Robert E. Scheibling. 2011. "Fatty acids as dietary tracers in benthic food webs." Marine Ecology Progress Series 446: 1-22. doi:10.3354/meps09559
    Fatty acid (FA) analysis is a well-established tool for studying trophic interactions in marine habitats. However, its application to benthic food webs poses 2 particular challenges. First, unlike pelagic zooplankton, ...

  • Modelling phase shifts in a rocky subtidal ecosystem 

    Lauzon-Guay, Jean-Sebastien, Robert E. Scheibling, and Myriam A. Barbeau. 2008. "Modelling phase shifts in a rocky subtidal ecosystem." Marine Ecology Progress Series 375: 25-39. doi:10.3354/meps07758
    The rocky subtidal ecosystem of the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia is characterised by 2 community states, kelp beds and urchin barrens that alternate on a decadal time scale. While the shift from barrens to a kelp bed ...