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Article: Study results from University of Palermo broaden understanding of marine biology.
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- Ecology, Environment & Conservation
- Article date:
- November 20, 2009
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"Stable isotopes (delta C-13 and delta N-15) were used to examine the origin of organic matter for the most representative demersal species of the SW Icelandic fishery, accounting for over 70% of landings of those species in the North Atlantic," investigators in Palermo, Italy report.
"Samples were collected during a 2-week period in early September 2004 from landings and directly during fishing cruises. Stable isotopes showed that particulate organic matter and sedimentary organic matter were at the base of the food web and appeared to fill two different compartments: the pelagic and the benthic," wrote G. Sara and colleagues, University of Palermo.
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