Modelling contaminant effects on deposit feeding nematodes near Gulf of Mexico production platforms

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 98, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 151-162

  Montagna, Paul A ^a   Li, Jian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Deposit feeders; Meiofauna; Nematodes; Offshore production platforms; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINANT EFFECT; DEPOSIT FEEDERS; DEPOSIT FEEDING; MODELLING; OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; OIL PLATFORM; POLLUTION EFFECTS; PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY;

GULF OF MEXICO;

NEMATODA;

EID: 0031591394     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(96)01911-4     Document Type: Article

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