Impact of oil spill and posterior clean-up activities on wrack-living talitrid amphipods on estuarine beaches

Brazilian Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 315-323

  Borzone, Carlos A ^a   Rosa, Leonardo C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Estuarine beach; Oil spill; Talitrid amphipods; Wrack clean up

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPODA; PLATORCHESTIA; TALITRIDAE; VICUGNA VICUGNA;

EID: 77949315301     PISSN: 16798759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-87592009000400006     Document Type: Article

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