Chemical bioactivity of sponges along an environmental gradient in a Mediterranean cave

Scientia Marina

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 387-397

  Turon, Xavier ^a   Martí, Ruth ^a   Uriz, Maria J ^a  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; Caves; Ecological variation; Microtox assay; Natural toxicity; Sponges; Temporal variation; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIOASSAY; CAVE; GROWTH RATE; SPONGE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOXICITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ECHINOIDEA;

EID: 67649525261     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 18868134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2009.73n2387     Document Type: Article

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