Enzymatically hydrolyzable amino acids in North Sea sediments and their possible implication for sediment nutritional values

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 109-134

  Dauwe, B ^a   Middelburg, J J ^a   Van Rijswijk, P ^a   Sinke, J ^a   Herman, P M J ^a   Heip, C H R ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOAVAILABILITY; DEGRADATION; DEPOSIT FEEDING; DIGESTIBILITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0033020551     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224099765038580     Document Type: Article

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