Degradation of algal lipids by deep-sea benthic foraminifera: An in situ tracer experiment

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1488-1503

  Nomaki, Hidetaka ^a   Ohkouchi, Naohiko ^a   Heinz, Petra ^b   Suga, Hisami ^a   Chikaraishi, Yoshito ^a   Ogawa, Nanako O ^a   Matsumoto, Kouhei ^a   Kitazato, Hiroshi ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

13C tracer experiment; Benthic foraminifera; Carbon process; Lipid compounds; Sediment water interface

Indexed keywords

13C-TRACER EXPERIMENT; BACTERIAL BIOMASS; BENTHIC FOOD WEBS; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CARBON CYCLING; DEEP-SEA FLOOR; FEEDING EXPERIMENTS; IN-SITU; LIPID DISTRIBUTIONS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTODETRITUS; SAGAMI BAY; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; TRACER EXPERIMENT; UNICELLULAR ALGA; WATER DEPTH;

ALCOHOLS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTS; FATTY ACIDS; FEEDING; LIPIDS; OCEAN HABITATS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

SEDIMENTS;

ALGA; CARBON CYCLE; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; DEGRADATION; DIET; DIGESTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING; FOOD WEB; FORAMINIFERA; LIPID; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; TRACER; WATER DEPTH;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; SAGAMI BAY;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FORAMINIFERA; GLOBOBULIMINA AFFINIS;

EID: 67649660204     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2009.04.013     Document Type: Article

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