Biological traits analyses in the study of pollution gradients and ecological functioning of marine soft bottom species assemblages in a fjord ecosystem

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 432-433, Issue , 2012, Pages 94-105

  Oug, Eivind ^a   Fleddum, Annelise ^b,c   Rygg, Brage ^a   Olsgard, Frode ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Bellona Foundation   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biological traits analysis; Ecological functioning; Marine benthic fauna; Pollution; Soft sediment infauna

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CARNIVORE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DDT; DEPOSIT FEEDER; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FJORD; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LEAD; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MACROBENTHOS; MARINE SEDIMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MOBILITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PCB; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT;

NORWAY; OSLOFJORDEN;

EID: 84864803413     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2012.07.019     Document Type: Article

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