Sublethal toxic effects in a generic aquatic ecosystem

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 929-939

  Bontje, D ^a   Kooi, B W ^a   van Hattum, B ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment factors; Bifurcation analysis; Bioaccumulation modelling; Ecosystem dynamics; Environmental quality standard; Toxicological effects

Indexed keywords

PROMETRYN;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIFURCATION; BIOACCUMULATION; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOXICITY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 79955524175     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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