Stable isotopes are quantitative indicators of trophic niche | Zendy

Marshall Harry H. | Zendy; Inger Richard | Zendy; Jackson Andrew L. | Zendy; McDonald Robbie A. | Zendy; Thompson Faye J. | Zendy; Cant Michael A. | Zendy

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Stable isotopes are quantitative indicators of trophic niche

Author(s) -

Marshall Harry H.,

Inger Richard,

Jackson Andrew L.,

McDonald Robbie A.,

Thompson Faye J.,

Cant Michael A.

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

ecology letters

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.852

H-Index - 265

eISSN - 1461-0248

pISSN - 1461-023X

DOI - 10.1111/ele.13374

Subject(s) - trophic level , niche , ecology , context (archaeology) , stable isotope ratio , ecological niche , isotope analysis , isotope , geography , biology , habitat , physics , paleontology , quantum mechanics

Hette‐Tronquart (2019, Ecol. Lett.) raises three concerns about our interpretation of stable isotope data in Sheppard et al . (2018, Ecol. Lett., 21, 665). We feel that these concerns are based on comparisons that are unreasonable or ignore the ecological context from which the data were collected. Stable isotope ratios provide a quantitative indication of, rather than being exactly equivalent to, trophic niche.

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