Natural 14C in Saccoglossus bromophenolosus compared to 14C in surrounding sediments

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 324, Issue , 2006, Pages 167-172

  Teuten, Emma L ^a,c   King, Gary M ^b   Reddy, Christopher M ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthos; Halogenated organic compounds; Intertidal; Macrofauna; Natural radiocarbon abundance

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CARBON ISOTOPE; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; POLYCHAETE; RADIONUCLIDE;

LOWES COVE; MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CLYMENELLA TORQUATA; ENTEROPNEUSTA; GLYCERA DIBRANCHIATA; POLYCHAETA; SACCOGLOSSUS BROMOPHENOLOSUS;

EID: 33845248688     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps324167     Document Type: Article

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