On the Use of Stable Isotopes in Trophic Ecology

By W. Boecklen, C. Yarnes, B. Cook, A. C. James. 2011

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Tissue-specific turnover rates of the nitrogen stable isotope as functions of time and growth in a cyprinid fish (2018, background): “correct interpretation of their isotopic ecology (Boecklen et al., 2011).”
Macroalgal detritus and food-web subsidies along an Arctic fjord depth-gradient (2015, background): “…coupling, stable isotope, suspension feeder, Svalbard Introduction Food-web structure is a key ecosystem characteristic, describing energy flow, ecological interactions, and strength of linkages within the community (Peterson and Fry, 1987; Michener et al., 2007; Boecklen et al., 2011).”
Artificial reefs do increase secondary biomass production: mechanisms evidenced by stable isotopes (2014, background): “…of chemical tracers such as carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes to link fish biomass with primary production on ARs, as numerous works demonstrate that this technique is well suited for studying marine food webs (e.g. Kang et al. 2008, Boecklen et al. 2011, Layman et al. 2012, Daigle et al. 2013).”
Best practices for use of stable isotope mixing models in food-web studies (2014, background): “Readers are also referred to the papers cited above and review papers that address this topic (Boecklen et al. 2011; Layman et al. 2012; Phillips 2012; Parnell et al. 2013).”
Diet tracing in ecology: Method comparison and selection (2017, background): “, 2010; Stock & Semmens, 2015), has led to a proliferation of research quantifying animal diet use, primarily using carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes (Boecklen et al., 2011).”
Isotopic invisibility of protozoan trophic steps in marine food webs (2014, background): “…(TP; DeNiro and Epstein 1981; Minagawa and Wada 1984; Peterson and Fry 1987) has proven extremely useful for investigating food-web relationships (Boecklen et al. 2011), especially in pelagic ecosystems (Cabana and Rasmussen 1996; Bode et al. 2007) where widespread omnivory greatly enhances the…”
To fit or not to fit: evaluating stable isotope mixing models using simulated mixing polygons (2013, background): “…an analysis has correctly estimated or applied: trophic enrichment factors, isotopic turnover rates, variance in source signatures and the aggregation of dietary sources to constrain model outputs (Cabana & Rasmussen 1996; Phillips, Newsome & Gregg 2005; Boecklen et al. 2011; Layman et al. 2012).”
The adaptive capacity of lake food webs: from individuals to ecosystems (2016, background): “…ecosystem components Elser et al. (2012) Stable isotopes δ 13 C, δ 15 N Identify major carbon fl ows, coupling, omnivory, niche widths, trophic position Boecklen et al. ( 2011 ) Biomarker fatty acids n- 6 fatty acids Resolve carbon source contributions to upper trophic levels (e.g., aquatic vs.…”
Trace me if you can: the use of intrinsic biogeochemical markers in marine top predators (2012, background): “However, one must be careful about making isotopic comparisons across samples or studies because different factors, such as tissue type, age, body size, consumer’s nutritional condition, or dietary quality, contribute to variation in isotopic signatures and the discrimination process (Cherel et al. ”
Embracing variability in amino acid δ15N fractionation: mechanisms, implications, and applications for trophic ecology (2016, background): “The SIA approach has now become widely applied in trophic ecology (Boecklen et al. 2011), in part because it avoids many of the challenges inherent in the construction of food web networks using conventional gut content analysis and feeding observations (Deb 1997, Bearhop et al.”
Addressing assumptions: variation in stable isotopes and fatty acids of marine macrophytes can confound conclusions of food web studies (2013, background): “Similarly, Boecklen et al. (2011) cautioned against overreliance on limited and static literature values.”