Fish community responses to metal pollution.

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2005.03.005

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Fish community responses to metal pollution.

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) - 1 Nov 2005

Bervoets Lieven, Knaepkens Guy, Eens Marcel, Blust Ronny

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The effect of metal pollution on fish communities was assessed at 47 sites, including a Cd and Zn gradient. Fish community structure was assessed by applying diversity indices, index of biotic integrity and the abundance/biomass comparison method (ABC-index). To relate the community responses to metal pollution, toxic unit values for dissolved metals (TU(w)) and for metals in fish liver (TU(t)) were calculated....

Topics

Animals
Biomass
Cadmium
Ecosystem
Environmental Monitoring
Fishes
Genetic Variation
Industry
Liver
Metals, Heavy
Population Dynamics
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Water Pollution
Zinc

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PMID: 15950341
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.03.005

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