Granulometric selectivity in Liza ramado and potential contamination resulting from heavy metal load in feeding areas

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 281-288

  Pedro, Sílvia ^a   Canastreiro, Vera ^a,b   Caçador, Isabel ^a   Pereira, Eduarda ^c   Duarte, Armando C ^c   Raposo de Almeida, Pedro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Feeding behaviour; Grain size; Heavy metals; Mugilidae; Sediment pollution; Tagus estuary

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRAINAGE; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; GRAIN SIZE; GRANULOMETRY; HEAVY METAL; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TAGUS ESTUARY;

LIZA RAMADO; MUGILIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 53449093205     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.08.011     Document Type: Article

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