Journal article
Copper accumulation and toxicity in the yellow clam Mesodesma mactroides DESAHYES 1854 (BIVALVIA, MESODESMATIDAE)
Abstract
The yellow clam Mesodesma mactroides depends on the intertidal zone of the southernmost Brazilian sandy beaches for recruitment or settlement. Studies aiming to evaluate any kind of alteration of this ecosystem are very important because of the growing industrial and urban development observed around this region over the last decades. Therefore, the main goal of the present study was to evaluate copper accumulation and toxicity in M. mactroides …
Authors
Martins SEG; Bianchini A
Journal
Natural Resources (ISSN 2237-9290), Vol. 3, No. 2,
Publisher
Companhia Brasileira de Producao Cientifica
DOI
10.6008/ess2237-9290.2013.002.0010
ISSN
2237-9290