The effects of domestic sewage effluent on marine communities at Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 7-12, 1996, Pages 309-316

  Smith, Stephen D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREEN ALGA; INVERTEBRATE; SEA POLLUTION; SEWAGE EFFLUENT;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; INVERTEBRATA; LACTUCA; ULVA LACTUCA;

EID: 0030775950     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(96)00124-5     Document Type: Article

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