Biomonitors and the assessment of ecological impacts: Distribution of herbivorous epifauna in contaminated macroalgal beds

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 489-503

  Roberts, David A ^a   Johnston, Emma L ^a   Poore, Alistair G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphipods; Biogenic habitat; Biomonitoring; Contamination; Epifauna; Macroalgae; Metals

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODS; BIOGENIC HABITAT; BIOMONITORING; EPIFAUNA; MACROALGAE;

ALGAE; CONTAMINATION; COPPER; ECOLOGY; MANGANESE; METALS; OCEAN HABITATS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEDIMENTOLOGY; ZINC;

LEAD;

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIPOD; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOMONITORING; COEXISTENCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HARBOR; HERBIVORE; MACROALGA; RECOLONIZATION; REFUGE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; PORT JACKSON;

COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; ZINC;

ALGA; AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SARGASSUM; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; COPPER; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; LEAD; MANGANESE; METALS, HEAVY; SARGASSUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC;

EID: 58149172233     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.01.012     Document Type: Article

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