Production, respiration and ammonia excretion of two polychaete species in a north Norfolk saltmarsh

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1029-1037

  Nithart, Mathilde ^a   Alliot, Elisabeth ^b   Salen Picard, Chantai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANNELID; EXCRETION; RESPIRATION; SALTMARSH; SECONDARY PRODUCTION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

NEREIS DIVERSICOLOR; POLYCHAETA; SCOLOPLOS ARMIGER;

EID: 0033390821     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315499001265     Document Type: Article

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