Statistical comparison of trace metal concentrations in wild mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) in selected sites of Galicia and Gulf of Biscay (Spain)

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 72, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 320-331

  Besada, Victoria ^a   Andrade, José Manuel ^b   Schultze, Fernando ^a   Fumega, José ^a   Cambeiro, Bruno ^a   González, Juan José ^a  

^a Instituto Español de Oceanografía Subida a Radio Faro   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anova; Metals; Mussel; Principal components analysis; Spain

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; MARINE BIOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TISSUE;

AVAILABLE SIZE RANGE; MUSSEL; SAMPLING POINTS; SPAIN;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIVALVE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COASTAL ZONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; METAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRACE METAL; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WILD POPULATION;

ASTURIAS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AVILES; BASQUE COUNTRY; BILBAO; CANTABRIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA; GULF OF BISCAY; LA CORUNA [GALICIA]; PONTEVEDRA [GALICIA]; SANTANDER [CANTABRIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; VIGO; VIZCAYA;

MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 43749088884     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.03.012     Document Type: Article

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