Effects of early tidal inundation on the cycling of methylamines in inter-tidal sediments

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 294, Issue , 2005, Pages 51-61

  Fitzsimons, M F ^a   Dawit, M ^b   Revitt, D M ^b   Rocha, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Dimethylamine; Monomethylamine; Porewater; Ria Formosa; Ruditapes decussatus; Solid phase; Tidal inundation; Trimethylamine

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; EXCRETION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POREWATER; TIDAL CYCLE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FARO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA FORMOSA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

BIVALVIA; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) DECUSSATUS;

EID: 21244453139     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps294051     Document Type: Article

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