Benthic diatom community response to environmental variables and metal concentrations in a contaminated bay adjacent to Casey Station, Antarctica

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 264-275

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

^a AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CORRELATION METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; IRON; LEAD; WASTE DISPOSAL;

DIATOM COMMUNITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; METAL CONCENTRATION; SPATIAL DATA;

CONTAMINATION;

COPPER; IRON; LEAD; METAL; TIN;

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DIATOM; HEAVY METAL; HYDROCARBON; MARINE POLLUTION;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIATOM; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANTARCTIC REGIONS; DIATOMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROCARBONS; METALS, HEAVY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; CASEY STATION; EAST ANTARCTICA; WORLD;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 14744285288     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.10.012     Document Type: Article

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