Physiological responses and scope for growth of ruditapes decussatus from Ria Formosa, southern Portugal, exposed to increased ambient ammonia

Scientia Marina

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 219-225

  Sobral, Paula ^a   Fernandes, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ambient ammonia; Physiological energetics; Ruditapes decussatus; Scope for growth

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GROWTH RATE; MOLLUSC; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EFFECT; TIDAL CYCLE; TOLERANCE; TOXICITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FARO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA FORMOSA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA; RUDITAPES; VENERIDAE; VENERUPIS; VENERUPIS (RUDITAPES) DECUSSATUS; VENERUPIS DECUSSATUS;

EID: 3442877918     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2004.68n2219     Document Type: Article

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