Effects of metal and petroleum hydrocarbon contamination on benthic diatom communities near Casey Station, Antarctica: An experimental approach

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 490-503

  Cunningham, Laura ^a   Stark, Jonathan S ^b   Snape, Ian ^b   McMinn, Andrew ^a   Riddle, Martin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Benthic diatoms; Casey Station; Community composition; Metal contamination; Petroleum hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIATOM; HYDROCARBON; METAL; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ANTARCTICA;

ACHNANTHES; ACHNANTHES BREVIPES; ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CANCELLATA; EUKARYOTA; NAVICULA; NAVICULA CANCELLATA; NAVICULA CINCTA; NAVICULA DIRECTA; NITZSCHIA ALBA;

EID: 0038686004     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2003.01251.x     Document Type: Article

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