Factors affecting the distribution of benthic macrofauna in estuaries contaminated by urban runoff

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 113-136

  Morrisey, Donald J ^a   Turner, Stephanie J ^a   Mills, Geoffrey N ^a   Bruce Williamson, R ^a   Wise, Bridget E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Contaminant; Estuary; Macrofauna; New Zealand; Sediment; Stormwater

Indexed keywords

ESTUARIES; IMPURITIES; MARINE POLLUTION; RUNOFF;

ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CHLORPHENOTANE; COPPER; LEAD; ZINC; HEAVY METAL;

BENTHOS; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION EFFECT; RUNOFF;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTUARY; MACROBENTHOS; MACROFAUNA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; URBAN AREA; ANIMAL; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATE; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; WATER POLLUTANT;

INVERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; DDT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INVERTEBRATES; MARINE BIOLOGY; METALS, HEAVY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0037332770     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-1136(02)00211-8     Document Type: Article

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