Burrowing responses of the short-neck clam Ruditapes philippinarum to sediment contaminants

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 45, Issue 1-12, 2002, Pages 133-139

  Shin, P K S ^a   Ng, A W M ^a   Cheung, R Y H ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bivalves; Burrowing responses; Metal; Sediment toxicity

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; IMPURITIES; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY;

BURROWING RESPONSES;

MARINE POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BURROWING; GRAIN SIZE; HEAVY METAL; MOLLUSC; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLAM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HONG KONG; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CADMIUM; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LOCOMOTION; METALS, HEAVY; PARTICLE SIZE;

CHINA;

BIVALVIA; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) PHILIPPINARUM; VICTORIA;

EID: 0036742458     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(01)00299-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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