Development of a benthic index to assess sediment quality in the Tampa Bay Estuary

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-31

  Malloy, Kate J ^a   Wade, David ^a   Janicki, Anthony ^a   Grabe, Stephen A ^a   Nijbroek, Ravic ^a  

^a Janicki Environmental Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic index; Biological indicators; Hypoxia; Sediment quality; Tampa Bay

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTUARIES; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); PESTICIDES; SEDIMENTS;

BENTHIC INDEX; BENTHIC METRICS; BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; HYPOXIA; SEDIMENT QUALITY;

WATER POLLUTION;

METAL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PESTICIDE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOINDICATOR; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ESTUARY; POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; URBAN AREA; WATERSHED;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLORIDA; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; OXYGEN; POPULATION DENSITY; SEAWATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; TAMPA BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846249551     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.06.011     Document Type: Article

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