Pollution and parasitism in aquatic animals: A meta-analysis of effect size

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-28

  Blanar, Christopher A ^a   Munkittrick, Kelly R ^a   Houlahan, Jeff ^a   MacLatchy, Deborah L ^b   Marcogliese, David J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological indicators; Effect size; Meta analysis; Parasites; Pollution

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; HYDROCARBON; METAL; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; EUTROPHICATION; META-ANALYSIS; PARASITE; PARASITISM; POLLUTION EFFECT; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATER POLLUTION;

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; ACIDIFICATION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; CESTODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPARASITE; EFFECT SIZE; EFFLUENT; ENDOPARASITE; EUTROPHICATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE CYCLE; MICROPARASITE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITISM; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULP MILL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; PARASITES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ACANTHOCEPHALA (WORMS); ANIMALIA; CESTODA; MONOGENEA; NEMATODA;

EID: 67349099569     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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