Production of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) by benthic suspension feeders in coastal systems

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 341, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 184-195

  Heinonen, K B ^a   Ward, J E ^a   Holohan, B A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Benthic; Dissolved organic carbon (DOC); Mucopolysaccharides; Suspension feeding; Transparent exopolymer particles (TEP)

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; BACKGROUND LEVEL; BENTHOS; CARBON CYCLE; COASTAL ZONE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EXOPOLYMER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOCCULATION; FOOD WEB; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; TRANSPARENT EXOPOLYMER PARTICLE;

CONNECTICUT; NORTH AMERICA; POQUONNOCK RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ARGOPECTEN IRRADIANS; ASCIDIACEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CIONA INTESTINALIS; CREPIDULA FORNICATA; GASTROPODA; MYTILUS EDULIS; OSTREIDAE; STYELA CLAVA;

EID: 33846285374     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.09.019     Document Type: Article

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