Phorbin steryl ester formation by macrozooplankton in the Sargasso sea

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 581-585

  King, Linda L ^a   Wakeham, Stuart G ^a  

^a SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon stable isotopes; chlorophyll degradation products; grazing; phorbin steryl esters; pyropheophorbide a; salps; Sargasso Sea; sterols; suspended particulate matter; zooplankton

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; COMPOSITION; FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPES; MICROORGANISMS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CARBON STABLE ISOTOPES; CHLOROPHYLL DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; GRAZING; PHORBIN STERYL ESTERS; PYROPHEOPHORBIDE; SALPS; SARGASSO SEA; STEROLS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; ZOOPLANKTON;

ESTERS;

EID: 0030136528     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0146-6380(96)00073-3     Document Type: Article

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