Effects of copper pollution on the ultrastructure of Lessonia spp.

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 398-399, Issue , 1999, Pages 375-383

  Leonardi, Patricia I ^a   Vasquez, Julio A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Coastal pollution; Copper pollution; Heavy metals; L. nigrescens; L. trabeculata; Lessonia; Macroalgae; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BROWN ALGA; COPPER; POLLUTION EFFECT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; LESSONIA; LESSONIA NIGRESCENS; LESSONIA TRABECULATA; PHAEOPHYCEAE;

EID: 6544229082     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-4449-0_44     Document Type: Conference Paper

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