Seasonal variations in suspended particulate matter in the Marennes- Oleron Bay, France, using lipids as biomarkers

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 335-357

  Galois, R ^a   Richard, P ^a   Fricourt, B ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b Ecl Natl d'Ingenieurs des T   (France)

Author keywords

biomarkers; estuaries; fatty acids; French Atlantic coast; lipids; Marennes Oleron Bay; multivariate analysis; seasonal changes; suspended matter

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OSTREIDAE;

BIOMARKERS; FATTY ACIDS; LIPIDS; SEASONAL CHANGES; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

FRANCE, POITOU-CHARENTES, CHARENTE-MARITIME, MARENNES-OLERON BAY;

EID: 0030222845     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0074     Document Type: Article

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