Trace metal distributions in posidonia oceanica and sediments from Taranto Gulf(Ionian sea, southern Italy)

Mediterranean Marine Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 204-213

  Di Leo, A ^a   Annicchiarico, C ^a   Cardellicchio, N ^a   Spada, L ^a   Giandomenico, S ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Mediterranean Sea; Posidonia oceanica; Sediments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878180855     PISSN: 1108393X     EISSN: 17916763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12681/mms.316     Document Type: Article

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