Molecular composition of plant parts and sediment organic matter in a Mediterranean seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) mat

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 133, Issue , 2016, Pages 50-61

  Kaal, Joeri ^a   Serrano, Oscar ^b,c   Nierop, Klaas G J ^d   Schellekens, Judith ^e   Martínez Cortizas, Antonio ^f,g   Mateo, Miguel Ángel ^b,g  

^a Edificio Fontán   (Spain)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^g CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Analytical pyrolysis; Molecular composition; Posidonia oceanica; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CARBON SINK; DECOMPOSITION; DIAGENESIS; LIGNIN; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTODETRITUS; PYROLYSIS; SEAGRASS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84973515225     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2016.05.009     Document Type: Article

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