Macrobenthic succession following the cessation of sewage sludge disposal

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 258-267

  Birchenough, Silvana N R ^a   Frid, Chris L J ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Macrobenthos; Organic Matter; Recovery; Sewage Sludge; Succession

Indexed keywords

MACROBENTHOS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIC MATTER; SEWAGE; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SUCCESSION; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH SEA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70449723234     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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