Mercury in a northeastern Brazilian mangrove area, a case study: Potential of the mangrove oyster Crassostrea rhizophorae as bioindicator for mercury

Marine Biology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 113-121

  Meyer, U ^a   Hagen, W ^b   Medeiros, C ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BRAZIL; CHANNEL OF SANTA CRUZ; MANGROVE OYSTER; MERCURY; POLLUTION MONITORING;

BIOINDICATOR; MANGROVE; MERCURY; POLLUTION;

BRAZIL, PERNAMBUCO STATE, CHANNEL OF SANTA CRUZ;

EID: 0031972344     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050302     Document Type: Article

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