Hydrolysis and mineralization of chitin in the Delaware Estuary

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 187-196

  Kirchman, David L ^a   White, Jacques ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b People for Puget Sound   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitin; Detritus; DOC; DOM; Heterotrophic bacteria

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033538863     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame018187     Document Type: Article

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