Dose-dependent response of a benthic system to biodeposition from suspended blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) culture

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 92-104

  Robert, Pauline ^a   Mckindsey, Christopher W ^b   Chaillou, Gwénaëlle ^c   Archambault, Philippe ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Benthic community; Biodeposition; Biogeochemical fluxes; Dose dependent response; Threshold effect

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; BIODEPOSITION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL FLUXES; DOSE-DEPENDENT; THRESHOLD EFFECT;

AQUACULTURE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SHELLFISH; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

LOADING;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MESOCOSM; MUSSEL CULTURE; THRESHOLD;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CARRYING CAPACITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MYTILUS EDULIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEDIMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MYTILUS EDULIS; OXYGEN; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

BIVALVIA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 84872489770     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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