Phytoplankton composition and organic matter organization of mucous aggregates by means of light and cryo-scanning electron microscopy

Marine Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 261-271

  Kovač, Nives ^a   Mozetič, Patricija ^a   Trichet, Jean ^b   Défarge, Christian ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MUCUS; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CLOSTERIUM; CYLINDROTHECA CLOSTERIUM;

EID: 18844419180     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-004-1531-3     Document Type: Article

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