Experimental evidence for 234Th bioaccumulation in three Antarctic crustaceans: Potential implications for particle flux studies

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 100, Issue 3-4 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 354-365

  Rodriguez y Baena, Alessia M ^a,b   Metian, Marc ^a   Teyssié, Jean Louis ^a   De Broyer, Claude ^c   Warnau, Michel ^a  

^a International Atomic Energy Agency   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c Department of Invertebrates   (Belgium)

Author keywords

234Th; Amphipods; Isopods; Particle fluxes; Southern ocean; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; PARTICULATE FLUX; THORIUM ISOTOPE; ZOOPLANKTON;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; EUPHAUSIACEA; ISOPODA; NATATOLANA OCULATA; ORCHOMENELLA; URISTES STEBBINGI;

EID: 33646349457     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2005.10.022     Document Type: Article

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