Response of benthic foraminifers to sewage discharge and remediation in Santa Monica Bay, California

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 299-342

  McGann, Mary ^a   Alexander, Clark R ^b   Bay, Steven M ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphipods; Benthic foraminifers; California; Hyperion Outfall; Recent; Santa Monica Bay

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; REMEDIATION; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

TEMPORAL VARIATIONS;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; POLLUTION EFFECT; REMEDIATION; SEWAGE;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; BENTHIC FAUNA; BENTHOS; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BULIMINA DENUDATA; BULIMINELLA ELAGANTISSIMA; CONTINENTAL SHELF; EGGERELLA ADVENA; EPISTOMINELLA BRADYANA; FERTILIZATION; FORAMINIFER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; NONIONELLA BASISPINATA; NONIONELLA STELLA; ORGANISM COLONY; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SEA URCHIN; SEASHORE; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; SURVIVAL RATE; TOXICITY TESTING; TROCHAMMINA PACIFICA; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

CALIFORNIA; SANTA MONICA BAY; UNITED STATES;

ADVENA; AMPHIBIA; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; BULIMINA; BULIMINA DENUDATA; BULIMINELLA; BULIMINELLA ELEGANTISSIMA; ECHINOIDEA; EGGERELLA ADVENA; EPISTOMINELLA; EPISTOMINELLA BRADYANA; FORAMINIFERA; NONIONELLA BASISPINATA; NONIONELLA STELLA; STELLA; TROCHAMMINA PACIFICA;

EID: 0037410959     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-1136(02)00336-7     Document Type: Article

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