Talitrid amphipods as bioindicators of sandy beaches contamination and human disturbance

Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment, MEDCOAST 2007

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 819-828

  Ugolini, Alberto ^a   Ungherese, Giuseppe ^a   Borghini, Francesca ^b   Baroni, Davide ^b   Bruni, Paola ^a   Focardi, Silvano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; COASTAL ZONES; METAL ANALYSIS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

GRANULOMETRIES; HUMAN DISTURBANCES; HUMAN IMPACT; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; ORGANIC CARBON CONTENTS; POPULATION DENSITIES; TALITRUS SALTATOR; TRACE METAL ANALYSIS;

COPPER;

EID: 84900795478     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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