The use of meiofauna diversity as an indicator of pollution in harbours

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1428-1435

  Moreno, Mariapaola ^a   Vezzulli, Luigi ^a   Marin, Valentina ^a   Laconi, Paola ^a   Albertelli, Giancarlo ^a   Fabiano, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental indicators; Harbour; Meiofauna; Nematodes

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HARBOR; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE POLLUTION; MARINE SEDIMENT; MEIOFAUNA; NEMATODE; PAH; TAXONOMY;

NEMATODA;

EID: 53849124322     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn116     Document Type: Article

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