Incorporation of inorganic matter in Chondrosia reniformis (Porifera: Demospongiae): The role of water turbulence

Memoirs of the Queensland Museum

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 85-90

  Cerrano, C ^a   Bavestrello, G ^b   Benatti, U ^c   Cattaneo Vietti, R ^a   Giovine, M ^c   Sara M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Foreign matter; Mineral selectivity; Porifera; Silica; Uptake; Water turbulence

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; INORGANIC MATTER; SILICA; SPONGE; TURBULENCE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CHONDROSIA RENIFORMIS; PORIFERA;

EID: 0033511379     PISSN: 00798835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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