EPS (Extracellular Polymeric Substances), silk, and chitin: Vitally important exudates in aquatic ecosystems

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 762-769

  Wotton, Roger S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chitin; EPS; exopolymers; marine and freshwater ecosystems; mucus; peritrophic matrix; silk; slime

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CHITIN; COLLOID; EXOPOLYMER; EXUDATION; FECAL PELLET; FEEDING; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; INVERTEBRATE; LOCOMOTION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SUBSTRATE; WATER COLUMN;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 79960277087     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/10-120.1     Document Type: Article

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