Recolonisation of mine tailing by meiofauna in mesocosm and microcosm experiments

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 841-850

  Gwyther, David ^a   Batterham, Grant J ^b   Waworuntu, Jorina ^b   Gultom, Tonny H ^b   Prayogo, Windy ^b   Susetiono, ^c   Karnan, ^d  

^a Coffey Natural Systems ^*  (Australia)

^b PTNewmont Nusa Tenggara ^*  (Indonesia)

^c INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES   (Indonesia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MATARAM   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Meiofauna; Mesocosm; Microcosm; Recolonisation; Tailing

Indexed keywords

COLONISATION; CONTROL SAMPLES; COPPER CONCENTRATION; DEFAUNATED; INDONESIA; MEIOFAUNA; MESOCOSM; MICROCOSM; MICROCOSM EXPERIMENTS; MINE TAILINGS; NATURAL MATERIALS; NATURAL SEDIMENTS; RECOLONISATION; SUBMARINE CANYON; TEST MATERIALS;

MINING; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

SUBMARINES;

ORGANIC CARBON;

ABUNDANCE; ACCUMULATION; COPPER; DISCHARGE; GOLD MINE; MARINE SEDIMENT; MEIOFAUNA; MESOCOSM; MICROCOSM; MINE WASTE; RECOLONIZATION; SUBMARINE CANYON; SUBMARINE PIPELINE; TAILINGS;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL RECOLONIZATION; MEIOFAUNA; MESOCOSM; MICROCOSM; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; COPPER; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDONESIA; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION GROWTH;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUMBAWA; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 67349225433     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.01.019     Document Type: Article

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