Status of macrobenthic community and its relationships to trace metals and natural sediment characteristics

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1027-1034

  Zhang, Ying ^a   Lv, Zhenbo ^a   Guan, Bo ^b   Liu, Yuanjin ^a   Li, Fan ^a   Li, Shaowen ^a   Ma, Yuanqing ^a   Yu, Junbao ^b   Li, Yunzhao ^b  

^a Shandong Marine Fisheries Research Institute   (China)

^b YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Amphipods; Biological indicator; Heavy metal; Laizhou Bay; Polychaetes

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; BIOINDICATOR; GRAIN SIZE; HEAVY METAL; MACROBENTHOS; MOLLUSC; POLYCHAETE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TRACE METAL;

CHINA; LAIZHOU BAY; SHANDONG; SHANDONG PENINSULA;

EID: 84885460171     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: 18630669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.201200575     Document Type: Article

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