Effect of thermal discharges on the fish assemblages of a nuclear power plant in northern Taiwan

Journal of Marine Science and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 404-410

  Chen, Ching Yi ^a   Shao, Kwang Tsao ^a   Tu, Yueh Yuan ^b  

^a BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TAIWAN POWER COMPANY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coral fish; Ecological monitoring; Thermal plume; Thermal pollution

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONES; FISHERIES; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OCEAN HABITATS; THERMAL PLUMES; THERMAL POLLUTION; WATER;

CORAL FISH; ECOLOGICAL MONITORING; THERMAL DISCHARGES;

THERMAL EFFLUENTS;

EID: 24944489593     PISSN: 10232796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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