What fraction of the organic carbon in sacoglossans is obtained from photosynthesis by kleptoplastids? An investigation using the natural abundance of stable carbon isotopes

Marine Biology

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 537-545

  Raven, J A ^a   Walker, D I ^b   Jensen, K R ^b   Handley, L L ^c   Scrimgeour, C M ^c   McInroy, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; KLEPTOPLASTIDY; MOLLUSC; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0035080740     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270000488     Document Type: Article

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