Analyzing biomagnification of metals in different marine food webs using nitrogen isotopes

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2082-2088

  Cheung, Ma Shan ^a   Wang, Wen Xiong ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; METAL DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; SILVER; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; FOOD WEB; MARINE POLLUTION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; BIOFILM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD WEB; GASTROPOD; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MUSSEL; PREY; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; FOOD CHAIN; HONG KONG; INVERTEBRATES; METALS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; OCEANS AND SEAS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 57049104544     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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