Carbon stable isotopes suggest that hippopotamus‐vectored nutrients subsidize aquatic consumers in an East African river

Carbon stable isotopes suggest that hippopotamus‐vectored nutrients subsidize aquatic consumers in an East African river

The common hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, transports millions of tons of organic matter annually from its terrestrial feeding grounds into aquatic habitats. We evaluated whether carbon stable isotopes (δ13C) can be used as tracers for determining whether H. amphibius‐vectored allochthonous ma...

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Main Authors: Douglas J. McCauley, Todd E. Dawson, Mary E. Power, Jacques C. Finlay, Mordecai Ogada, Drew B. Gower, Kelly Caylor, Wanja D. Nyingi, John M. Githaiga, Judith Nyunja, Francis H. Joyce, Rebecca L. Lewison, Justin S. Brashares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-04-01
Series:Ecosphere
Subjects:
allochthonous organic matter
aquatic invertebrate
carbon
fish
freshwater
Hippopotamus amphibius
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1890/ES14-00514.1

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https://doi.org/10.1890/ES14-00514.1

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