Evidence for cyanobacterial inputs and heterotrophic alteration of lipids in sinking particles in the Alboran Sea (SW Mediterranean)

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 189-201

  Dachs, Jordi ^a   Bayona, Josep M ^a   Fowler, Scott W ^b   Miquel, Juan Carlos ^b   Albaigés, Joan ^a  

^a DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Monaco)

Author keywords

Cyanobacterial lipids; Molecular marker; Principal component analysis; Sinking particles

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; LIPID; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA, ALBORAN SEA;

EID: 0032051850     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(97)00105-9     Document Type: Article

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