Browsing by Subject "Stable isotopes"
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Assessment of phytobenthos in the lower Phongolo River catchment in relation to changing environmental conditions
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Floodplain ecosystems are important since they provide numerous services and resources, including food, wood and water to humans. The lower Phongolo River floodplain is one such ecosystem and is the most unique and diverse ... -
Bioavailability of iron from fortified maize using stable isotope techniques
(North-West University, 2007)Background: The high prevalence of iron deficiency and anaemia among South African children highlights the need for iron fortification, especially with a highly bioavailable iron compound. Fortification of staple foods is ... -
Host feeding ecology and trophic position significantly influence isotopic discrimination between a generalist ectoparasite and its hosts: implications for parasite-host trophic studies
(Elsevier, 2018)Despite being one of the most prevalent forms of consumerism in ecological communities, parasitism has largely been excluded from food-web models. Stable isotope analysis of consumers and their diets has been widely used ... -
Trophic transfer of pollutants within two intertidal rocky shore ecosystems in different biogeographic regions of South Africa
(Elsevier, 2020)Tsitsikamma and Sheffield Beach are two relatively pristine sites along the South African east coast representing warm temperate and subtropical biogeographic rocky shore intertidal ecosystems, respectively. Stable isotopes ...