Trace metals in the living and nonliving components of scleractinian corals

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1573-1582

  Reichelt Brushett, A J ^a   McOrist, G ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Biomonitoring; Corals; Skeleton; Trace metals; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); TISSUE; TRACE ELEMENTS;

BIOMONITORS; CORAL SKELETON;

MARINE POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; CORAL; TRACE METAL; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CORAL; GAMETE; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; SKELETON; SPECIES COMPARISON; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS; SYMBIOSIS;

ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0344393530     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00323-0     Document Type: Article

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