An analysis of the variability in δ13C in macroalgae from the Gulf of California: indicative of carbon concentration mechanisms and isotope discrimination during carbon assimilation
Roberto Velázquez-Ochoa,María Julia Ochoa-Izaguirre,and Martín Federico Soto-Jiménez
Roberto Velázquez-Ochoa
Posgrado en Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Unidad Académica Mazatlán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mazatlán, Sinaloa 82040, México
María Julia Ochoa-Izaguirre
Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa,
Paseo Claussen s/n, Mazatlán, Sinaloa 82000, México
Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y
Limnología, Unidad Académica Mazatlán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
(UAM-ICMyL-UNAM), Mazatlán, Sinaloa 82040, México
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Our research is the first approximation to understand the δ13C macroalgal variability in one of the most diverse marine ecosystems in the world, the Gulf of California. The life-form is the principal cause of δ13C macroalgal variability, mainly taxonomy. However, changes in habitat characteristics and environmental conditions also influence the δ13C macroalgal variability. The δ13C macroalgae is indicative of carbon concentration mechanisms and isotope discrimination during carbon assimilation.
Our research is the first approximation to understand the δ13C macroalgal variability in one of...