Effect of storm drain discharge on the soft shore ecology of Porirua Inlet, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 241-255

  Botherway, Kathryn J ^a,b   Gardner, Jonathan P A ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b PO Box 10 241   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Estuary; Heavy metals; Indicator species; New Zealand; Porirua Inlet; Soft shore; Storm drain discharge

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISCHARGE; HEAVY METAL; STORMWATER;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0036622874     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.2002.9517083     Document Type: Article

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