Benthic response to mucilaginous aggregates in the Northern Adriatic Sea: Biochemical indicators of eutrophication

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 171-179

  Manini, Elena ^a   Fabiano, Mauro ^b   Danovaro, Roberto ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b Dipartmento del Territorio   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Mucilage; Sediment organic matter

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EUTROPHICATION; MUCILAGE; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0034441376     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540008037671     Document Type: Article

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