Contamination of marine biogenic habitats and effects upon associated epifauna

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1057-1065

  Roberts, David A ^a   Johnston, Emma L ^a   Poore, Alistair G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biogenic habitat; Biomonitoring; Contamination; Epifauna; Habitat forming species; Indirect effects

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGY; IMPURITIES; MARINE BIOLOGY;

BIOGENIC HABITATS; BIOMONITORING; EPIFAUNA; HABITAT-FORMING SPECIES; INDIRECT EFFECTS;

OCEAN HABITATS;

CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; METAL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; BIVALVE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; EPIFAUNA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; MACROALGA; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEAGRASS; SPONGE; SURVIVAL;

AMPHIPODA; ASCIDIACEA; CONTAMINATION; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FAUNA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GASTROPOD; HABITAT; HABITAT USE; MACROALGA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEA POLLUTION; SEAGRASS; SPONGE (PORIFERA); SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OCEANS AND SEAS; PLANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASCIDIACEA; BIVALVIA;

EID: 44649156987     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.03.003     Document Type: Review

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