Macroinvertebrates and fishes as biomonitors of heavy metal concentration in the Seixal Bay (Tagus estuary): Which species perform better?

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 19, Issue , 2012, Pages 184-190

  Caador, I ^a   Costa, J L ^a,b   Duarte, B ^a   Silva, G ^a   Medeiros, J P ^a   Azeda, C ^a   Castro, N ^a   Freitas, J ^a   Pedro, S ^a   Almeida, P R ^a,c   Cabral, H ^a   Costa, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Bottom sediments; Monitoring program; Portugal; Suspended particulated matter; Transitional waters

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM SEDIMENTS; MONITORING PROGRAM; PORTUGAL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATED MATTER; TRANSITIONAL WATERS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOMARKERS; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; LEAD; SEDIMENTOLOGY; ZINC;

ESTUARIES;

BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FISH; HEAVY METAL; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MONITORING SYSTEM; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; TAGUS ESTUARY;

CARCINUS MAENAS; CRANGON CRANGON; GOBIIDAE; GOBIUS NIGER; INVERTEBRATA; NEANTHES DIVERSICOLOR; NEPHTYS HOMBERGII; PALAEMON SERRATUS; PISCES; POMATOSCHISTUS; POMATOSCHISTUS MICROPS; POMATOSCHISTUS MINUTUS; SCROBICULARIA PLANA;

EID: 84858750614     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.09.007     Document Type: Article

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