The diversity and abundance of polychaetes (Annelida) are altered in sediments impacted by alumina refinery discharge in the Northern Territory, Australia

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 253-263

  Neave, Matthew J ^a   Glasby, Christopher J ^b   McGuinness, Keith A ^a   Parry, David L ^c,d   Streten Joyce, Claire ^c   Gibb, Karen S ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Museum and Art Gallery Northern Territory   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^d RIO TINTO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alumina refinery; Artificial substrata; Australia; Benthos; Metals; Northern Territory; Polychaete; Porewater; TOC

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; BIOREMEDIATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; METALS;

ALUMINA REFINERIES; ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATA; AUSTRALIA; BENTHOS; NORTHERN TERRITORIES; POLYCHAETE; PORE WATERS; TOC;

REFINING;

ALUMINUM OXIDE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BENTHOS; DISCHARGE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLYCHAETE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SOFT-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ANNELID; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BENTHOS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOREST; HABITAT; MANGROVE; NONHUMAN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; AUSTRALIA; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; METALS; REFINING;

AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

ANNELIDA; POLYCHAETA;

ALUMINA REFINERY; ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATA; AUSTRALIA; BENTHOS; METALS; NORTHERN TERRITORY; POLYCHAETE; POREWATER; TOC;

ALUMINUM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NORTHERN TERRITORY; POLYCHAETA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84887247559     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2013.10.005     Document Type: Article

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