Production and fate of extracellular polymeric substances produced by benthic diatoms and bacteria: A laboratory study

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 337-346

  Lundkvist, M ^a,b   Gangelhof, U ^b   Lunding, J ^b   Flindt, M R ^b  

^a DHI   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

benthic diatoms; cohesive sediment; EPS production; erosion threshold; light dark conditions; photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BENTHOS; DIATOM; LABORATORY METHOD; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLYMER; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34748834208     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.04.034     Document Type: Article

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