Biometric, microstructural, and high-resolution trace element studies in Crassostrea gigas of Cantabria (Bay of Biscay, Spain): Anthropogenic and seasonal influences

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 201-213

  Higuera Ruiz, R ^a   Elorza, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bay of Biscay; biometric indices; Crassostrea gigas; microstructure; shell chemistry; tributyltin

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMETRY; BIVALVE; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHELL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRACE ELEMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; CANTABRIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 61549097512     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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