Benthic foraminiferal response to experimentally induced Erika oil pollution

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 61, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 76-93

  Ernst, S R ^a,b   Morvan, J ^b   Geslin, E ^b   Le Bihan, A ^c   Jorissen, F J ^b  

^a Laboratory for the Study of Marine Bio Indicators LEBIM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

benthic foraminifera; Erika wreckage; France; mesocosm experiment; oil pollution

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MESOCOSM; MONITORING; MUDFLAT; OIL POLLUTION; SEAWATER;

BAY OF BOURGNEUF; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; PAYS DE LA LOIRE; WESTERN EUROPE;

FORAMINIFERA; HAYNESINA GERMANICA; TEXTULARIA EARLANDI;

EID: 33749235876     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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