Comparison between the mercury contamination in populations of Unio pictorum mancus (Mollusca, Bivalvia) from two lakes of different trophic state: The oligo-mesotrophic Lake Maggiore and the eutrophic Lake Candia

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 359-367

  Ravera, Oscar ^a   Beone, Gian Maria ^b   Fontanella, Maria Chiara ^a   Riccardi, Nicoletta ^a   Cattani, Ilenia ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcium; Freshwater mussel; Selenium; Total and organic mercury; Trophic degrees

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CALCIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH RATE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MESOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; SELENIUM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAKE CANDIA; LAKE MAGGIORE; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TORINO [PIEDMONT];

BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA; UNIO; UNIO PICTORUM;

EID: 69949084326     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2009.359     Document Type: Article

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