Trophic transfer of methylmercury and trace elements by tropical estuarine seston and plankton

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-44

  Kehrig, H A ^a   Palermo, E F A ^a   Seixas, T G ^b   Branco, C W C ^a   Moreira, I ^b   Malm, O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

bioaccumulation; Brazil; eutrophic estuary; microbial loop; microorganism size classes

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; BAY; BIOACCUMULATION; CRUSTACEAN; DIATOM; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; MARINE POLLUTION; METHYLMERCURY; MICROBIAL LOOP; MICROORGANISM; PLANKTON; SESTON; SIZE STRUCTURE; TRACE ELEMENT; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; COPEPODA;

EID: 70349750103     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.05.027     Document Type: Article

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