Biogeochemistry of high salinity microbial mats - Part 1: Lipid composition of microbial mats across intertidal flats of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1018-1028

  Scherf, Ann Kathrin ^a   Rullkötter, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABU DHABI , UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; AEROBIC HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIA; AEROBIC ORGANISMS; CYANOBACTERIAL MATS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXTRACTABLE ORGANIC MATTER; EXTREME CONDITIONS; HEPTADECANE; HEXADECANOIC ACID; HIGH SALINITY; INTERTIDAL FLAT; LIPID CLASS; LIPID COMPOSITION; MICROBIAL MATS; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHOLIPID FATTY ACIDS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMARKERS; BIOMASS; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; PARAFFINS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKER; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; FATTY ACID; MICROBIAL MAT; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIC CONDITIONS; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ABU DHABI [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 68749117489     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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