Comparative sensitivities of the tropical cladoceran, Ceriodaphnia rigaudii and the temperate species Daphnia magna to seven toxicants

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 347-352

  Mohammed, Azad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Ceriodaphnia rigaudii; Cladocerans; Comparative toxicity; Daphnia magna; Trinidad

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CORRELATION METHODS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

CLADOCERANS; DAPHNIA MAGNA; FRESHWATER CLADOCERAN; INTERSPECIES CORRELATION; SENSITIVITY FACTORS;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRUSTACEAN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TOXICITY TEST; TROPICAL REGION; WATER POLLUTION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LESSER ANTILLES; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

CERIODAPHNIA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA;

EID: 34248178241     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240601035888     Document Type: Article

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