Bivalves, tributyltin and green tides: Ecosystem-level impact?

Marine Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-9

  Ruiz, Jose M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c Lab d'Oceanogr Biologique   (France)

Author keywords

Arcachon bay; Bivalves; Filter feeders; Green tides; Macroalgae; Swarmers; Top down control; Tributyltin (TBT)

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; FILTER FEEDER; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; TRIBUTYLTIN;

FRANCE;

BIVALVIA; ENTEROMORPHA;

EID: 0032693342     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0485.1999.00061.x     Document Type: Article

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