Microphytobenthos and benthic macroalgae determine sediment organic matter composition in shallow photic sediments

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 5571-5588

  Hardison, A K ^a,e   Canuel, E A ^a   Anderson, I C ^a   Tobias, C R ^b   Veuger, B ^c   Waters, M N ^d  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOMASS; DENITRIFICATION; FATTY ACID; MACROALGA; MESOCOSM; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; PHYTOBENTHOS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

EID: 84883179640     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-5571-2013     Document Type: Article

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