Meiofaunal colonisation on artificial substrates: A tool for biomonitoring the environmental quality on coastal marine systems

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 919-926

  Mirto, Simone ^a   Danovaro, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial substrates; Biomonitoring; Environmental quality; Heavy metals; Hydrocarbons; Meiofauna

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); RIVER POLLUTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATES;

ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATES; BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; MEIOFAUNAL COLONISATION;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE; BIOMONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HEAVY METAL; MARINE POLLUTION; MEIOFAUNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; DENSITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEIOFAUNA; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEASHORE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INVERTEBRATES; MARINE BIOLOGY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METALS, HEAVY; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 2542449137     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2003.11.016     Document Type: Article

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