Relationship between sedimentary organic matter and benthic fauna within the Gulf of Lion: Synthesis on the identification of new biochemical descriptors of sedimentary organic nutritional value

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 391-406

  Grémare, Antoine ^a   Medernach, Laurence ^a   DeBovee, Francis ^a   Amouroux, Jean Michel ^a   Charles, François ^a   Dinet, Alain ^a   Vetion, Gilles ^a   Albert, Philippe ^a   Colomines, Jean Charles ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Benthos; Bioavailability; Gulf of Lion; Sedimentary organics

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BENTHOS; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ORGANIC MATTER;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 4244071295     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-1784(03)00018-5     Document Type: Article

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