Do high levels of diffuse and chronic metal pollution in sediments of Rhine and Meuse floodplains affect structure and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems?

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 406, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 443-448

  Rozema, Jelte ^a   Notten, Martje J M ^a   Aerts, Rien ^a   van Gestel, Cornelis A M ^a   Hobbelen, Peter H F ^a   Hamers, Timo H M ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Earthworms; Ecosystem functioning; Metal pollution; Small mammals; Snails

Indexed keywords

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CADMIUM; COPPER; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MAMMALS; METALS; PARKS; POLLUTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; STRUCTURAL METALS; ZINC; FLOODS; MOLLUSCS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RIVER POLLUTION; SMELTING;

BIOAVAILABILITY; EARTHWORMS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING; METAL POLLUTION; SMALL MAMMALS; SNAILS;

RIVER POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; ZINC;

BIOAVAILABILITY; EARTHWORM; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FLOODPLAIN; HEAVY METAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SMALL MAMMAL; SNAIL; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CARNIVORE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; DETRITIVORE; EARTHWORM; ECOSYSTEM; FLOODPLAIN; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD INTAKE; HERBIVORE; LAND BIOME; NATIONAL PARK; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SHREW; SMALL MAMMAL; SMELTER; SNAIL; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES; WATER POLLUTION;

ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOODS; FOOD CHAIN; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS; NETHERLANDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MEUSE RIVER; RHINE RIVER; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; MAMMALIA; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

BIOAVAILABILITY; EARTHWORMS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING; METAL POLLUTION; SMALL MAMMALS; SNAILS;

EID: 53549115612     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.06.055     Document Type: Article

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