Sensitivity of the marine benthic copepod tisbe biminiensis (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) to potassium dichromate and sediment particle size

Brazilian Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-41

  Araújo Castro, Cristiane M V ^a   Souza Santos, Lília P ^a   Torreiro, Anny Gabrielle A G ^a   Garcia, Karina S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Meiofauna; Potassium dichromate; Sediment grain size; Toxicity; Toxicity test

Indexed keywords

COPEPODA; HARPACTICOIDA; INVERTEBRATA; TISBE BIMINIENSIS;

EID: 66549095483     PISSN: 16798759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-87592009000100004     Document Type: Article

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