Carbohydrate secretion by phototrophic communities in tidal sediments

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 131-146

  De Winder, B ^a   Staats, N ^a   Stal, L J ^b   Paterson, D M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthic diatoms; Carbohydrate secretion; Cyanobacteria; EPS; Microbial mat

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHLOROPHYLL A; COLLOID; CYLINDROTHECA CLOSTERIUM; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; EDETIC ACID; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROCOLEUS CHTHONOPLASTES; MINERALIZATION; NAVICULA MENISCULUS; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE PRODUCTION; SEDIMENT;

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; CARBOHYDRATE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; TIDAL FLAT;

EID: 0032879553     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(99)00021-0     Document Type: Article

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