δ15N values of macroalgae as an indicator of the potential presence of waste disposal from land-based marine fish farms

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 97-107

  Carballeira, Carlos ^a   Viana, Inés G ^b   Carballeira, Alejo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Bioconcentration; Codium tomentosum; Eutrophication; Fucus; Monitoring; Pollution

Indexed keywords

CODIUM TOMENTOSUM; FUCUS;

EID: 84872495917     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-012-9843-z     Document Type: Article

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