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Stable isotope food web studies: a case for standardized sample treatment
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The enrichment of the stable isotopes 13C and 15N across trophic levels is a commonly used tool in studies on organic matter flow and food webs. An accepted standard for pre-analysis sample preparation, however, is still missing. Thus, potential methodological bias in single studies may hamper comparability and scalability of data from different sources. Sample CaCO3 content introduces a positive bias in ?13C measurements and a negative bias in ?15N measurements. The acidification of samples to remove inorganic carbonate significantly reduces both ?13C and ?15N. As a standard procedure we recommend (i) to acidify samples with as little hydrochloric acid (HCl) as possible using the drop-by-drop technique and (ii) to restrain from rinsing after HCl application.
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- Jacob, U., Mintenbeck, K., Brey, T., Knust, R., & Beyer, K.
- Venue
- Marine Ecology Progress Series
- Publisher
- Inter-Research Science Center
- Published
- 2005
- Volume
- 287
- Pages
- 251-253
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- 0171-8630 (ISSN-L)
- 1616-1599
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- W2057822789
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- References
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- 13.47
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- en
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- bronze
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