Use of the amphipod crustacean Gammarus gauthieri pinkster in freshwater sediment toxicity tests;Utilisation de Gammarus gauthieri Pinkster (Crustace : Amphipode) pour tester la toxicite des sediments des eaux douces

Annales de Limnologie

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 73-78

  Fadil, F ^a   Maarouf, A ^b   Zaid, A ^c  

^a Faculte des Sciences et Techniques   (Morocco)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES GUÉLIZ   (Morocco)

^c MOULAY ISMAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Gammarus gauthieri; Lethal toxicity; Morocco; Sediments

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS GAUTHIERI;

EID: 0030923881     PISSN: 00034088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/limn/1997010     Document Type: Article

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