Benthic mucilaginous aggregates in the Mediterranean Sea: Origin, chemical composition and polysaccharide characterization

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 111, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 184-198

  Sartoni, Gianfranco ^a   Urbani, Ranieri ^b   Sist, Paola ^b   Berto, Daniela ^c   Nuccio, Caterina ^a   Giani, Michele ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c ICRAM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Benthic mucilaginous aggregates; Chemical composition; Macroalgae; Mediterranean Sea; Polysaccharides; Tyrrhenian Sea

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE; BENTHOS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MACROALGA; MACROPHYTE; MUCILAGE; PROTEIN; SEAFLOOR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUGAR; SULFATE; WATER COLUMN;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

ACINETOSPORA CRINITA; CHRYSONEPHOS LEWISII; NEMATOCHRYSOPSIS MARINA;

EID: 53649093788     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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