Organic matter in sediments in the mangrove areas and adjacent continental margins of Brazil: I. Amino acids and hexosamines

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 359-370

  Jennerjahn, Tim C ^a   Ittekkot, Venugopalan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

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RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 0030997596     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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