Pollution monitoring with meiofauna,using the ratio of nematodes to copepods |
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| Authors: | DG Raffaelli CF Mason |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB9 2TN, UK;2. Department of Biology, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, Essex, UK |
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| Abstract: | The ratio of nematodes to copepods was calculated for meiofauna samples from 17 beaches and additional values for intertidal and sublittoral sites were obtained from the literature. Intertidal ratios increased with decreasing particle size, but ratios from polluted sites were always extremely high. Sublittoral ratios increased with depth. It is suggested that this ratio has potential for monitoring organic pollution of sandy beaches. |
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