The European lancelet Branchiostoma lanceolatum (Pallas) as an indicator of environmental quality of Tuscan Archipelago (Western Mediterranean Sea)

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-69

  Rota, Emilia ^a   Perra, Guido ^a   Focardi, Silvano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Capraia; Cephalochordata; Marine protected areas; Seabed indicator; Tuscan Archipelago

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; COASTAL SEDIMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; EUTROPHICATION; PROTECTED AREA; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

CAPRAIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LIVORNO [TUSCANY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCAN ARCHIPELAGO; TUSCANY;

BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; CEPHALOCHORDATA; POSIDONIA;

EID: 60349090135     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: 10290370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540802641361     Document Type: Article

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