Heavy Metal Concentrations in the Spiders Pirata piraticus (Clerck, 1757) and Clubiona phragmitis (C.L. Koch, 1843) along the Scheldt Estuary (Belgium)

Wetland ecosystems may be affected by deposition and accumulation of heavy metals. Metal concentrations in the spiders Pirata piraticus and Clubiona phragmitis living in marshes along the river Scheldt (Flanders, Belgium) were analyzed. The organisms were sampled on seven sites along a gradient from...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Catarina Tojal, Frederik Hendrickx, Filip M.G. Tack, Jean-Pierre Maelfait, Nicolas Bogaert, Katrien Willems, Pieter Vernaillen, Johan Mertens, Marc G. Verloo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2002-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2002.170