Seagrass Cymodocea nodosa as a trace element biomonitor: Bioaccumulation patterns and biomonitoring uses

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 169, Issue , 2016, Pages 43-49

  Bonanno, Giuseppe ^a   Di Martino, Vincenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cymodocea nodosa; Marine pollution; Mediterranean Sea; Seagrass; Sicily; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; LEAD; MARINE POLLUTION; NICKEL; PLANTS (BOTANY); ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION PATTERNS; CYMODOCEA NODOSA; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HISTORICAL INFORMATION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SEAGRASSES; SHORT-TERM MONITORING; SICILY;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; LEAF; MARINE POLLUTION; MARINE SEDIMENT; RHIZOME; SEAGRASS; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SICILY;

CYMODOCEA NODOSA;

EID: 84978427853     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2016.07.010     Document Type: Article

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