Impact of the polychaete Capitella sp. I on microbial activity in an organic-rich marine sediment contaminated with the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon fluoranthene

Marine Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 679-688

  Holmer, M ^a   Forbes, V E ^b   Forbes, T L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC INFAUNA; FLUORANTHENE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PAH; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION;

CAPITELLA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0030755792     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050135     Document Type: Article

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