Steryl chlorin esters are formed by zooplankton herbivory

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2265-2270

  Harradine, Paul J ^a   Harris, Philip G ^a   Head, Robert N ^b   Harris, Roger P ^b   Maxwell, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; HERBIVORY; LAKE SEDIMENT; STERYL CHLORINE ESTER; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 0030477620     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(96)00132-9     Document Type: Article

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