Cyanobacteria-dominated biofilms: A high quality food resource for intertidal grazers

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 512, Issue , 2004, Pages 89-95

  Nagarkar, Sanjay ^a   Williams, Gray A ^a   Subramanian, G ^b   Saha, S K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Calorific value; Carbohydrate; Cyanobacteria; Nutritional value; Protein; Tropical rocky shore

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; CHLOROPHYLL; FOOD PRODUCTS; NUTRITION; PROTEINS;

FOOD RESOURCES; NUTRITIONAL QUALITY;

BIOFILMS;

BIOFILM; CYANOBACTERIUM; FOOD WEB; GRAZING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ROCKY SHORE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALOTHRIX; CYANOBACTERIA; LYNGBYA; PHORMIDIUM; SPIRULINA;

EID: 1842586182     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HYDR.0000020313.09924.c1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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