Biological and ecological factors related to trace element levels in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from European waters

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 247-266

  Lahaye, V ^a   Bustamante, P ^a   Law, R J ^b   Learmonth, J A ^c   Santos, M B ^c,d   Boon, J P ^e   Rogan, E ^f   Dabin, W ^g   Addink, M J ^h   Lopez A ⁱ   Zuur, A F ^j   Pierce, G J ^c   Caurant, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo   (Spain)

^e ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^g Institut du Littoral et de l'Environnement   (France)

^h NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

ⁱ CEMMA   (Spain)

^j Highland Statistics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Age; Cadmium; Diet; Heavy metals; Marine mammals; Mercury; Multivariate analysis; Tracers; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; ECOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; HEAVY METALS; PORTS AND HARBORS; WATER POLLUTION;

GEOGRAPHICAL DIFFERENCES; MARINE MAMMALS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

CADMIUM; COPPER; MERCURY; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIET; FOOD PREFERENCE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HEALTH STATUS; PORPOISE; TOXICITY; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRANCE; HEALTH STATUS; INDICATOR ORGANISM; IRELAND; KIDNEY; LIVER LEVEL; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; PORPOISE; SEASHORE; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; KIDNEY; LIVER; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; PHOCOENA; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GALICIA; IRELAND; NETHERLANDS; SCOTLAND; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPODA; MAMMALIA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 34547425790     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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