Monitoring a marine coastal area: Use of Mytilus galloprovincialis and Mullus barbatus as bioindicators

Marine Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 138-153

  Corsi, Ilaria ^a   Mariottini, Michela ^a   Menchi, Valentina ^a   Sensini, Christiana ^a   Balocchi, Cristiana ^a   Focardi, Silvano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Contamination; Fish; Gonad histology; Mussel

Indexed keywords

MULLIDAE; MULLUS BARBATUS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 34250185186     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2002.tb00014.x     Document Type: Article

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