Comment on Watanabe et al. (2009)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 314-315

  Carmichael, Ruth H ^a   Kovacs, Carolyn J ^a  

^a DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICA ISLANDICA; BIVALVE; DIALYSIS; ESTUARY; LETTER; MERCENARIA; MERCENARIA MERCENARIA; MUSSEL; RUDITAPES PHILIPPINARUM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; WASTE WATER;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITROGEN ISOTOPES;

EID: 76049121395     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.11.001     Document Type: Letter

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