Tidal and seasonal effects on the short-term temporal patterns of bacteria, microphytobenthos and exopolymers in natural intertidal biofilms (Brouage, France)

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 92, Issue , 2014, Pages 6-18

  Orvain, Francis ^a   De Crignis, Margot ^a,b   Guizien, Katell ^c   Lefebvre, Sébastien ^d   Mallet, Clarisse ^e   Takahashi, Eri ^a   Dupuy, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^c Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls sur Mer   (France)

^d UNIV LILLE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Benthic diatoms; Biofilm; Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Intertidal mudflat; Protein

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CHLOROPHYLL A; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXOPOLYMER; GASTROPOD; MUDFLAT; PHYTOBENTHOS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

BROUAGE; CHARENTE MARITIME; FRANCE; POITOU-CHARENTES;

EID: 84907140904     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2014.02.018     Document Type: Article

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