Arsenic distribution and species in two Zostera capricorni seagrass ecosystems, New South Wales, Australia

Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-18

  Maher, William A ^a   Foster, Simon D ^a   Taylor, Anne M ^a   Krikowa, Frank ^a   Duncan, Elliot G ^a   Chariton, Anthony A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

arsenic occurrence; biomagnification; biotransference; C and N isotopes; food web; speciation.

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; ARSENIC; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIET; FISH; FOOD WEB; HYPERACCUMULATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MOLLUSC; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; POLYCHAETE; RHIZOME; SEAGRASS; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TROPHIC LEVEL;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; MOLLUSCA; POLYCHAETA; ZOSTERA CAPRICORNI;

EID: 80051720135     PISSN: 14482517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EN10087     Document Type: Article

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