Steryl esters of pyrophaeophorbide b: A sedimentary sink for chlorophyll b

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1403-1410

  Talbot, Helen M ^a   Head, Robert N ^b   Harris, Roger P ^b   Maxwell, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calanus helgolandicus; Chlorophyll a; Chlorophyll b; Chlorophyta; Faecal pellets; Prasinophyceae; Pyrophaeophorbide a; Pyrophaeophorbide b; Sterols; Steryl chlorin esters; Tetraselmis suecica; Zooplankton grazing

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROLS; PHYTOPLANKTONS; PYROPHAEPHORBIDE; STERYL CHLORIN ESTERS; ZOOPLANKTONS;

ALCOHOLS; BIOCONVERSION; CHLOROPHYLL; ESTERS; MARINE BIOLOGY; SEDIMENTS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

ALGA; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; STEROL;

EID: 0032697265     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00113-8     Document Type: Article

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