Microspatial variation in carbohydrate concentrations with depth in the upper millimetres of intertidal cohesive sediments

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 359-370

  Taylor, I S ^a   Paterson, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Diatoms; EPS; Extracellular polymeric substances; Microscale; Mud flats; Sediment erosion; Sediments

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; MUD FLATS; SEDIMENT;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 0032033771     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1997.0288     Document Type: Article

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