Temperature effects on accumulation and retention of radionuclides in the sea star, Asterias forbesi: Implications for contaminated northern waters

Marine Biology

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 701-706

  Hutchins, D A ^a   Stupakoff, I ^a   Fisher, N S ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTERIAS; ASTERIAS FORBESI; ASTERIAS FORBESII; ASTEROIDEA; BIVALVIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; MACOMA BALTHICA;

BIOACCUMULATION; HIGH LATITUDE BIOTA; NUCLEAR WASTE; NUCLEAR WASTES; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIONUCLIDE; SEASTAR; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECTS;

EID: 0029660417     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00349252     Document Type: Article

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