Comparative structure, primary production and biogenic stabilization of cohesive and non-cohesive marine sediments inhabited by microphytobenthos

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 565-582

  Yallop, Marian L ^a   De Winder, Ben ^b   Paterson, David M ^c   Stal, Lucas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogenic stabilization; Microbial mats; Microphytobenthos; Primary production; Scanning electron microscopy; Sediment stability; Severn Estuary; Texel

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; COHESIVE SEDIMENT; CYANOBACTERIA; DIATOM; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; MICROBIAL MAT; MICROBIAL MATS; MICROPHYTOBENTHOS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT STABILITY;

NETHERLANDS, TEXEL; UK, BRISTOL CHANNEL;

MICROCOLEUS CHTHONOPLASTES;

EID: 0028594781     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(06)80010-7     Document Type: Article

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