Variability in copepod trophic levels and feeding selectivity based on stable isotope analysis in Gwangyang Bay of the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula

Chen, Mianrun; Kim, Dongyoung; Liu, Hongbin; Kang, Chang-Keun

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-2055-2018

Articles | Volume 15, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-2055-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-2055-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 7

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09 Apr 2018

Research article |

| 09 Apr 2018

Variability in copepod trophic levels and feeding selectivity based on stable isotope analysis in Gwangyang Bay of the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula

Mianrun Chen, Dongyoung Kim, Hongbin Liu, and Chang-Keun Kang

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Refree comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Oct 2017
- AC1: 'Reply to refree #1', Chang-Keun Kang, 13 Dec 2017
RC2: 'comments on BG-2017-364', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Oct 2017
- AC2: 'Reply to refree #2', Chang-Keun Kang, 13 Dec 2017
RC3: 'Referee comment', Anonymous Referee #3, 12 Nov 2017
- AC3: 'Reply to refree #3', Chang-Keun Kang, 13 Dec 2017
RC4: 'Referee comment', Anonymous Referee #4, 14 Nov 2017
- AC4: 'Replt to refree #4', Chang-Keun Kang, 13 Dec 2017

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (15 Dec 2017) by Emilio Marañón

AR by Chang-Keun Kang on behalf of the Authors (08 Feb 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (09 Feb 2018) by Emilio Marañón

ED: Publish as is (19 Feb 2018) by Emilio Marañón

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The trophic preference (i.e., food resources and trophic levels) of different copepod groups was assessed along a salinity gradient in the temperate estuarine Gwangyang Bay of Korea, based on a seasonal investigation of taxonomic results in 2015 and stable isotope analysis incorporating multiple linear regression models. Our results depict a simple energy flow of the planktonic food web of Gwangyang Bay.