Alkali-extractable polysaccharides in marine sediments: Abundance, molecular size distribution, and monosaccharide composition

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1455-1466

  Miyajima, Toshihiro ^a   Ogawa, Hiroshi ^a   Koike, Isao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL SEDIMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; MARINE SEDIMENT; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; POLYSACCHARIDE;

EID: 0034996377     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(00)00612-8     Document Type: Article

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