Ecophysiology in environmental impact assessment: Implications of spatial differences in seasonal variability of bivalve condition

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 326, Issue , 2006, Pages 175-186

  Norkko, J ^a,b,c   Thrush, S F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Austrovenus stutchburyi; Condition index; Impact assessment; Natural variability; Nucleic acid ratios; RNA; Size class

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BIVALVE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; RNA-DNA RATIO; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRALASIA; EAST COAST BASIN; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC OCEAN;

AUSTROVENUS STUCHBURII; BIVALVIA;

EID: 33845872322     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps326175     Document Type: Article

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