Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis of Zooplankton Fecal Pellets: Insights into Dietary and Trophic Processes and Characterization of Fecal Pellets as Organic Matter End-Member

Shannon Doherty1, Amy Maas2, Deborah K Steinberg3, Brian N Popp4 and Hilary G Close1, (1)University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Ocean Sciences, Miami, FL, United States, (2)Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, St. George's, Bermuda, (3)Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, VA, United States, (4)University of Hawaii, Department of Earth Sciences, Honolulu, HI, United States