Trace metal pollution and its influence on the community structure of soft bottom molluscs in intertidal areas of the Dar es Salaam coast, Tanzania

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 521-531

  Rumisha, Cyrus ^a,b   Elskens, Marc ^a   Leermakers, Martine ^a   Kochzius, Marc ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Benthos; East Africa; Heavy metals; Infauna; Western Indian Ocean

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIPLOTS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; EAST AFRICA; INDIAN OCEAN; INFAUNA; MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT; MONTE CARLO; PERMUTATION TESTS; RADIATA; REDUNDANCY ANALYSIS; SOFT-BOTTOM; SPECIES COMPOSITION; TANZANIA; TRACE METAL POLLUTION;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METALS; MANGANESE; POLLUTION; ZINC;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; THALLIUM; TIN; TRACE METAL; VANADIUM; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASTROPOD; HEAVY METAL; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MOLLUSC; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; TRACE METAL;

ACTEON FORTIS; ARTICLE; ASSIMINEA OVATA; BIOACCUMULATION; BIVALVE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONUS LITTERATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; GASTROPOD; INTERTIDAL ZONE; LITTORARIA ABERRANS; MACTRA OVALINA; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; POLINICES MAMMILLA; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; SEMELE; SOFT BOTTOM MOLLUSC; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TANZANIA; TOXICOKINETICS; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDIAN OCEAN; METALS; MOLLUSCA; SEAWATER; TANZANIA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

DAR ES SALAAM [TANZANIA]; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (WEST); TANZANIA;

ACTEON; ASSIMINEA; BIVALVIA; CONUS LITTERATUS; GASTROPODA; LITTORARIA; MACTRA; MOLLUSCA; POLINICES MAMMILLA; RADIATA; SEMELE;

EID: 84857371944     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.12.025     Document Type: Article

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