The role of two sediment-dwelling invertebrates on the mercury transfer from sediments to the estuarine trophic web

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 505-512

  Coelho, J P ^a   Nunes, M ^b   Dolbeth, M ^b   Pereira, M E ^a   Duarte, A C ^a   Pardal, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

bioaccumulation; biological production; Hediste diversicolor; mercury; methylmercury; Scrobicularia plana

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIVALVE; BURROWING; DIET; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FOOD WEB; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TROPHIC LEVEL; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

HEDISTE DIVERSICOLOR; INVERTEBRATA; SCROBICULARIA PLANA;

EID: 43649084387     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.01.017     Document Type: Article

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