An assessment of the acute impact of the sea lice treatment ivermectin on a benthic community

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 230, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 131-147

  Collier, Louise M ^a   Pinn, Eunice H ^a,b  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Benthic Community; Ivermectin; Sea lice

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; IVERMECTIN; MORTALITY; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPEPOD; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0032533799     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(98)00081-1     Document Type: Article

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