Distribution of stable carbon isotope ratio in Sargassum plants

Fisheries Science

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 367-369

  Ishihi, Yuka ^a   Yamada, Yoshihiro ^a,b   Ajisaka, Tetsuro ^c   Yokoyama, Hisashi ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

13C; Algae; Carbon source; Detritus; Primary producer; Sargassum

Indexed keywords

SARGASSUM;

EID: 0035041842     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1444-2906.2001.00254.x     Document Type: Article

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