Marine tannins: The importance of a mechanistic framework for predicting ecological roles

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1919-1934

  Arnold, Thomas M ^a   Targett, Nancy M ^b  

^a Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Marine chemical ecology, macrophytes, phenols, tannins, terrestrial; Marine comparison

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; NATURAL PRODUCT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; TANNIN;

ALGA; BIOLOGY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; FOOD CHAIN; HERBIVORY; LAND BIOME; MACROPHYTE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEAGRASS; SHORT SURVEY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ECOLOGY; FOOD CHAIN; MARINE BIOLOGY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHENOLS; PLANTS; PLANTS, EDIBLE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TANNINS;

ALGAE; HALOPHILA;

EID: 0036811712     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020737609151     Document Type: Short Survey

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