Variation, replication, and power analysis of Myriophyllum spp. microcosm toxicity data

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1318-1329

  Hanson, Mark L ^a   Sanderson, Hans ^b   Solomon, Keith R ^b  

^a AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Microcosms; Myriophyllum spp.; Power analysis; Replication

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MICROORGANISMS; PESTICIDES;

REPLICATION METHODS;

TOXICITY;

HALOACID; PESTICIDE;

BIOINDICATOR; PESTICIDE; TOXICITY TEST;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ECOLOGICAL SPECIALIZATION; ECOTOXICITY; GENE REPLICATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); MACROPHYTE; MICROCOSM; MYRIOPHYLLUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM SIBIRICUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; POWER ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS;

ACETIC ACID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGIOSPERMS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; PESTICIDES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; MYRIOPHYLLUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM SIBIRICUM; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM;

EID: 0041816213     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(2003)022<1318:VRAPAO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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