Assessing the impact of multiple stressors on aquatic biota: The receptor's side matters

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 7690-7696

  Segner, H ^a   Schmitt Jansen, M ^b   Sabater, S ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c CATALAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH ICRA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC STRESSORS; ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES; BIOLOGICAL RECEPTORS; BIOLOGICAL TARGETS; CASCADING EFFECTS; CUMULATIVE IMPACTS; MULTIPLE STRESSORS; ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUATIC ORGANISM; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; PREDICTION; VULNERABILITY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIOTA; HUMANS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84904438594     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es405082t     Document Type: Article

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