Microphytobenthos biomass and community composition studied by pigment biomarkers: Importance and fate in the carbon cycle of a tidal flat

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 59-70

  Barranguet, C ^a,b   Herman, P M J ^a   Sinke, J J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Microphytobenthos; Plant pigments; Tidal flats; Westerschelde

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKER; BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; PHYTOBENTHOS; PIGMENT; TIDAL FLAT; TODAL FLAT;

NETHERLANDS, WESTERSCHELDE;

EID: 0031415750     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(97)00032-4     Document Type: Article

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