Combined effects of heavy metal (Hg) concentration and algal (Chlorella vulgaris) food density on the population growth of Brachionus calyciflorus (Rotifera: Brachionidae)

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-142

  Perez, Teresa Ramirez ^a   Sarma, S S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alga; Heavy metal; Rotifer; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ABUNDANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RATE; INVERTEBRATE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION GROWTH; TOXICITY TEST;

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; FOOD; HEAVY METAL POISONING; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GROWTH;

ALGAE; BRACHIONIDAE; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; ROTIFERA;

EID: 41349109533     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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