Effects of copper on periphyton communities assessed in situ using chemical-diffusing substrates

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 385, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 163-170

  Arnegard, Matthew E ^a   McCormick, Paul V ^b   Cairns Jr , John ^c  

^a South Florida Water Management District ^*  (United States)

^b SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper toxicity; Diffusion; Periphyton; Substrate; Validation

Indexed keywords

COPPER; PERIPHYTON; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0032431793     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003516011628     Document Type: Article

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