title: Applications of stable isotope analysis in mammalian ecology.
abstract: In this editorial, we provide a brief introduction and summarize the 10 research articles included in this Special Issue on Applications of stable isotope analysis in mammalian ecology. The first three articles report correction and discrimination factors that can be used to more accurately estimate the diets of extinct and extant mammals using stable isotope analysis. The remaining seven applied research articles use stable isotope analysis to address a variety of wildlife conservation and management questions from the oceans to the mountains.
authors.affiliation: a US Geological Survey, Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit , Pennsylvania State University , University Park , PA , USA.
authors.forename: W David
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: Carolyn M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kurle
authors.forename: John B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hopkins
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002247:Carbon Isotopes / Q000032:analysis; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D004032:Diet; D004463:Ecology / Q000379:methods*; D008322:Mammals / Q000378:metabolism*; D009587:Nitrogen Isotopes / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D009587:Nitrogen Isotopes
keywords: animals; carbon-13; diet; isotope ecology; mammals; nitrogen-15; sulfur-34