A hypothetical application of the pollution-induced community tolerance concept in megafaunal communities found at contaminated sites

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1057-1066

  Knopper, L D ^a   Siciliano, S D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Megafaunal communities; PICT; Toxicants; Trophic levels

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 26844439596     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1080-700291905819     Document Type: Review

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