Evaluation of the meiobenthic copepod Bryocamptus zschokkei (Schmeil) as an ecologically-relevant test organism for lotic freshwaters

Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 185-191

  Burton, S M ^a   Rundle, S D ^a   Jones, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copper; Ecotoxicology; Freshwater copepods; Harpacticoida; Lotic; Meiofauna; Sub lethal end points

Indexed keywords

COPPER;

BIOMONITORING; COPPER; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; MEIOFAUNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COPEPOD; DEVELOPMENT; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEASUREMENT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; STREAM (RIVER); SURVIVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALIA; BRYOCAMPTUS; BRYOCAMPTUS ZSCHOKKEI; COPEPODA; HARPACTICOIDA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036872196     PISSN: 13861980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021259123406     Document Type: Review

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