The effect of metals on photosynthesis processes and diatom metrics of biofilm from a metal-contaminated river: A translocation experiment

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 18, Issue , 2012, Pages 620-631

  Corcoll, Natàlia ^a   Bonet, Berta ^a   Morin, Soizic ^b   Tlili, Ahmed ^c,d   Leira, Manel ^e   Guasch, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UR MALY   (France)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Diatoms; Ecotoxicology; Metal pollution; Multivariate analysis; PAM fluorometry; Streams

Indexed keywords

DIATOMS; ECO-TOXICOLOGY; METAL-POLLUTION; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; PAM FLUOROMETRY; STREAMS; METAL POLLUTION;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOFILMS; FLUORESCENCE; METALS; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLLUTION; RIVERS; TOXICITY; ZINC;

RIVER POLLUTION;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFILM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DAMAGE; DIATOM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; METAL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RIVER POLLUTION; STREAMWATER; TRANSLOCATION; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION POLICY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

SPAIN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84858704891     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.01.026     Document Type: Article

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