Nutrient enrichment and variation in community structure on rocky shores: The potential of molluscan assemblages for biomonitoring

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 99, Issue , 2012, Pages 162-170

  Atalah, Javier ^a,b   Crowe, Tasman P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ecological indicators; Environmental status; Fucus serratus; Intertidal assemblages; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MARINE POLLUTION; MOLLUSC; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTION EFFECT; ROCKY SHORE; SEAWATER;

IRELAND;

FUCUS; FUCUS SERRATUS; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 84857997264     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.12.034     Document Type: Article

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