Distribution and seasonal variation of concentrations of particulate carbohydrates and uronic acids in the northern Indian Ocean

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 103, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 327-346

  Khodse, Vishwas B ^a   Fernandes, Loreta ^a   Gopalkrishna, V V ^a   Bhosle, Narayan B ^a   Fernandes, Veronica ^a   Matondkar, S G Prabhu ^a   Bhushan, Ravi ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

C:N ratio; Carbohydrate yields; Monosaccharides; Neutral carbohydrates; Northern Indian Ocean; POC:Chlorophyll a; Total carbohydrates; Uronic acids

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GLUCOSE; MONOSACCHARIDE; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER DEPTH;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 33846362232     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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