Sensitivity of amphipods to sewage pollution

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 129-138

  De La Ossa Carretero, J A ^a   Del Pilar Ruso, Y ^a   Gimenez Casalduero F ^a   Sanchez Lizaso J L ^a   Dauvin, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

Amphipoda; Benthic indicators; Crustacea; Mediterranean; Sewage; Soft bottoms

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIPOD; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOASSAY; BIOINDICATOR; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; TOLERANCE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN;

AMPELISCA BREVICORNIS; AMPHIPODA; AUTONOE; BATHYPOREIA; CRUSTACEA; PERIOCULODES LONGIMANUS;

EID: 84655169682     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.10.020     Document Type: Article

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