Mediterranean Talitrus saltator (Crustacea, Amphipoda) as a biomonitor of heavy metals contamination

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 526-532

  Ugolini, A ^a   Borghini, F ^b   Calosi, P ^a   Bazzicalupo, M ^a   Chelazzi, G ^a   Focardi, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Genetic diversity; Heavy metals; Mediterranean sea; Sandhoppers; Talitrus saltator

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METALS;

BIOMONITORS; GENETIC VARIABILITY;

WATER POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MERCURY; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; GENETIC VARIATION; HEAVY METAL; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION MONITORING;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRUSTACEA; EUROPE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; SALTATOR; TALITRUS; TALITRUS SALTATOR;

EID: 1242339626     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2003.10.002     Document Type: Article

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