Ulva lactuca as bioindicator of metal contamination in intertidal waters in Hong Kong

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 203, Issue 1-2, 1990, Pages 73-81

  Ho, Y B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

alga; bioindicator; metal; Ulva lactuca

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR; CADMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC;

HONG KONG, VICTORIA HARBOUR;

ALGAE; LACTUCA; ULVA; ULVA LACTUCA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0025665676     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00005615     Document Type: Article

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