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Effects of sublethal abiotic stressors on population growth and genetic diversity of Pellioditis marina (Nematoda) from the Westerschelde estuary.
Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 1 May 2007
Derycke Sofie, Hendrickx Frederik, Backeljau Thierry, D'Hondt Sofie, Camphijn Lindsy, Vincx Magda, Moens Tom
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Understanding the effects of anthropogenic pollutants at the ecosystem level requires a proper understanding of the toxicological effects at the population level. Species living in estuaries resist highly fluctuating conditions, and are often exposed to sublethal concentrations of pollutants coming from industrial and domestic wastes. In the Westerschelde estuary, the most upstream sampled population of the...
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