Production of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) by the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 288, Issue , 2005, Pages 141-149

  McKee, Michael P ^a   Ward, J Evan ^a   MacDonald, Bruce A ^b   Holohan, Bridget A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Dissolved organic carbon; DOC; Mucopolysaccharides; Oysters; TEP; Transparent exopolymer particles

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; BIVALVE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; MUCUS; TRANSPARENT EXOPOLYMER PARTICLE;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALGAE; BIVALVIA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 17644405869     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps288141     Document Type: Article

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