Effects of colliery waste on littoral communities in north-east England

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 383-400

  Hyslop, Brian T ^a   Davies, Mark S ^a   Arthur, Wallace ^a   Gazey, Nicola J ^a   Holroyd, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLIERY WASTE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; LITTORAL ZONE; MINE WASTE; POLLUTION EFFECTS; ROCKY SHORE; SANDY SHORE; SANDY/ROCKY SHORES; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; COAL MINING; FAUNA; INVERTEBRATE; SAND; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SPECIES; UNITED KINGDOM;

UK, ENGLAND, (NORTHEAST);

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030799366     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(97)00039-0     Document Type: Article

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