Impact of bleached kraft pulp mill effluent on benthic community structure in relation to environmental factors

Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 229-246

  Sibley, Paul K ^a,b   Dixon, D G ^a   Barton, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benthic community structure; Canonical correspondence analysis; Pulp mill effluent; Sediments

Indexed keywords

CARBON; LAKE WATER; METAL; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE;

BENTHOS; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

ANNELID WORM; AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CANADA; CHIRONOMIDAE; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENT TOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PAPER INDUSTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULP MILL; SEDIMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0033869613     PISSN: 13861980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009987123319     Document Type: Article

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