Predicting epipelic diatom exopolymer concentrations in intertidal sediments from sediment chlorophyll a

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 116-125

  Underwood, G J C ^a   Smith, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; MODEL; POLYMER; POLYMER PRODUCTION; SEDIMENT;

BIOMASS ESTIMATION; CHLOROPHYLL A; INTERTIDAL ZONE; PHYTOBENTHOS; SEDIMENT;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; NAVICULA; NAVICULA FRUSTULUM; NAVICULA PERMINUTA; NITZSCHIA FRUSTULUM; NITZSCHIA SIGMA; SURIRELLA BREBISSONII; SURIRELLA OVATA;

EID: 0031899004     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002489900066     Document Type: Article

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