The stable isotope analysis of carbon and nitrogen is a powerful tool in many ecological studies, but different sample treatments may affect stable isotope ratios and hamper comparisons among studies. The goal of this study was to determine whether treatments that are commonly used to prepare scleractinian coral samples for stable isotope analysis yield different δ¹⁵N and δ¹³C values, and to provide guidelines toward a standardised protocol.

中文翻译：

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制定标准化协议以稳定地分析巩膜珊瑚

碳和氮的稳定同位素分析是许多生态研究的有力工具，但是不同的样品处理方法可能会影响稳定同位素比并妨碍研究之间的比较。本研究的目标是确定通常用于治疗是否以制备珊瑚礁石样品稳定同位素分析收率不同δ ¹⁵ N和δ ^13个C值，并且提供朝向的标准化协议的准则。