Survivorship and growth of Fucus gardneri after transplant to an acid mine drainage-polluted area

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-73

  Marsden, A Dale ^a,b   DeWreede, Robert E ^a   Levings, Colin D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Britannia Mine; British Columbia; Fucus gardneri; Heavy metals

Indexed keywords

COPPER MINES; ECOLOGY; SEAWEED; STRESSES;

ROCKWEEDS;

TRANSPLANTS;

COPPER;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; GROWTH; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MARINE POLLUTION; SEAWEED; SURVIVORSHIP;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESICCATION; ECOLOGY; FUCUS GARDNERI; GROWTH RATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT; SEA POLLUTION; SEAWEED; WINTER;

ALGAE, BROWN; BRITISH COLUMBIA; DESICCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MINING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; SURVIVAL; WATER POLLUTANTS;

CANADA;

ALGAE; FUCUS; FUCUS GARDNERI; PILEA MICROPHYLLA;

EID: 0037239563     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00317-X     Document Type: Article

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