Marine macroalgal community structure, metal content and reproductive function near an acid mine drainage outflow

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 431-440

  Marsden, A D ^a,b   Dewreede, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Algae; Copper; Enteromorpha; Fucus

Indexed keywords

COPPER; RUNOFF; SEA WATER;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HEAVY METAL; MACROALGA; REPRODUCTION;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY BURDEN; CANADA; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUCUS; GREEN ALGA; NONHUMAN; SALINITY; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CANADA;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; FUCUS; FUCUS GARDNERI; ULVA; ULVA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 0033863104     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00321-8     Document Type: Article

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