Spatial and temporal variability in particle-bound pesticide exposure and their effects on benthic community structure in a temporarily open estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-60

  Bollmohr, S ^a,b   van den Brink, P J ^c   Wade, P W ^d   Day, J A ^a   Schulz, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

Author keywords

chlorpyrifos; contaminated sediments; copepods; endosulfan; salinity; total organic carbon

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDOSULFAN; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SALINITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

AFRICA; LOURENS RIVER; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

CANTHOCAMPTUS; COPEPODA; DUNHEVEDIA; HARPACTICOIDA; MESOCHRA; THERMOCYCLOPS;

EID: 60649101670     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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