A long-term copper exposure on freshwater ecosystem using lotic mesocosms: Primary producer community responses

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 168-182

  Roussel, Hélène ^a,b   Ten Hage, Loïc ^b   Joachim, Sandrine ^a   Le Cohu, René ^b   Gauthier, Laury ^b   Bonzom, Jean Marc ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Copper; Experimental channels; Macrophytes; Periphyton; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

COPPER;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COPPER; LOTIC ENVIRONMENT; MACROPHYTE; PERIPHYTON; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TOXICITY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GREEN ALGA; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MACROPHYTE; MESOCOSM; NONHUMAN; PERIPHYTON; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATERCRESS;

ALGAE; ANGIOSPERMS; BIODIVERSITY; CHLOROPHYLL; COPPER; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PHYTOPLANKTON; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHLOROPHYTA; COCCONEIS; EPITHEMIA; GOMPHONEMA; LEMNA MINOR; LEPTOLYNGBYA SP.; MOUGEOTIA; NASTURTIUM OFFICINALE; NITZSCHIA PALEA; PSEUDANABAENA SP.; ULOTHRIX;

EID: 33846817504     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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