Parasites of the flounder Platichthys flesus (L.) from the German Bight, North Sea, and their potential use in ecosystem monitoring: A. Infection characteristics of potential indicator species

Helgoland Marine Research

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 236-251

  Schmidt, V ^a   Zander, S ^a   Korting W ^a   Steinhagen, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological effects monitoring; Fish; North Sea; Parasites; Platichthys flesus (L.)

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; FLATFISH; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; POLLUTION MONITORING;

NORTH SEA;

ACANTHOCHONDRIA; ACANTHOCHONDRIA CORNUTA; CILIOPHORA; COPEPODA; CORNUTA; CUCULLANUS; LEPEOPHTHEIRUS; LEPEOPHTHEIRUS PECTORALIS; LERNAEOCERA BRANCHIALIS; NEMATODA; PLATICHTHYS; PLATICHTHYS FLESUS; PLEURONECTIFORMES; PLEURONECTOIDEI; TREMATODA; TRICHODINA; VERMES; VIVIPARUS; ZOOGONOIDES; ZOOGONOIDES VIVIPARUS;

EID: 0345475393     PISSN: 1438387X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10152-003-0147-1     Document Type: Article

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