Distribution of extracellular carbohydrates in three intertidal mudflats in Western Europe

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 313-324

  De Brouwer, J F C ^a   De Deckere, E M G T ^b   Stal, L J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ems Dollard estuary; Extracellular carbohydrate; Grain size distribution; Humber estuary; Marennes Ol ron Bay; Microphytobenthos; Monosaccharide distribution; Tidal flats

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MUDFLAT; PHYTOBENTHOS; SEDIMENT CORE;

(WEST); EUROPE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 0242417130     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(02)00164-6     Document Type: Article

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