Title: Pristane in the neritic ecosystem of the northern Gulf of Alaska
Description: A study on the utility of pristane as a natural chemical probe in the neritic food web for monitoring feeding, condition, and survival of copepod consumers, such as pink salmon. Pristane is a lipophilic branched alkane hydrocarbon produced by copepods. Hydrocarbon was analyzed in 3007 samples from 49 species.
Subjects: Chemical oceanography, Hydrocarbons, Analysis, Food chains (Ecology), Coastal ecology
Places: Alaska, Gulf of Alaska