Long-term study of an estuarine mudflat subjected to petro-chemical discharges

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 791-798

  McLusky, Donald S ^a   Martins, Thias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity; Forth estuary; Mudflat; Petro chemical; Refinery; Species number

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE POLLUTION; FAUNA; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EFFLUENT; ESTUARY; OIL INDUSTRY; SEA POLLUTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; CERASTODERMA EDULE; COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR; ETEONE LONGA; GASTROPODA; HYDROBIA ULVAE; MACOMA BALTHICA; NEANTHES DIVERSICOLOR; NEREIS; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0032191634     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00059-9     Document Type: Article

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