The quantitative variability and monosaccharide composition of sediment carbohydrates associated with intertidal diatom assemblages

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 303-327

  Taylor, I S ^c   Paterson, D M ^a   Mehlert, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Benthic diatoms; Colloidal carbohydrates; EPS; Extracellular polymeric substances; GC MS; Mud flats

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON CYCLE; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; NUTRIENT CYCLING;

EID: 0033047571     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00993005     Document Type: Article

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