Pollution-induced community tolerance as a measure of species interaction in toxicity assessment

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1514-1522

  McClellan, Kristin ^a   Altenburger, Rolf ^a   Schmitt Jansen, Mechthild ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute to chronic ratio; Biofilm; Diuron; Ecotoxicology; Environmental risk assessment; Periphyton; Phytotoxicity; Species sensitivity distribution

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOTOXICOLOGY; HERBICIDE; INHIBITION; PERIPHYTON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOTOXICITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TEST;

ALGAE;

EID: 50649092229     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01525.x     Document Type: Article

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