Elemental composition of mantle tissue granules in Hyridella depressa (Unionida) from the Hawkesbury-Nepean River system, Australia: Inferences from catchment chemistry

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 183-192

  Byrne, Maria ^a   Vesk, Peter A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; CaP granules; Elements; Freshwater mussel; Microanalysis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MOLLUSC; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY;

AUSTRALIA;

BIVALVIA; HYRIDELLA DEPRESSA;

EID: 0034076727     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF98083     Document Type: Article

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