Petroleum hydrocarbons and limiting nutrients in Macura reptantia, Procambarus clarkii and benthic sediment from Qua Iboe Estuary, Nigeria

Environmentalist

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 275-282

  Benson, Nsikak U ^a   Essien, Joseph P ^b   Ebong, Godwin A ^b   Williams, Akan B ^a  

^a Covenant University ^*  (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Estuary; Nigeria; Petroleum hydrocarbons; Sediment; Shellfishes

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON;

AFRICA; AKWA IBOM; NIGERIA; QUA IBOE ESTUARY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

PROCAMBARUS CLARKII; REPTANTIA;

EID: 51049106397     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-007-9140-6     Document Type: Article

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