High levels of sediment contamination have little influence on estuarine beach fish communities.
While contaminants are predicted to have measurable impacts on fish assemblages, studies have rarely assessed this potential in the context of natural variability in physico-chemical conditions within and between estuaries. We investigated links between the distribution of sediment contamination (me...
Main Authors: | Andrew C McKinley, Katherine A Dafforn, Matthew D Taylor, Emma L Johnston |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3198393?pdf=render |
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