An assessment of the potential use of the nematode to copepod ratio in the monitoring of metals pollution. The Chanaral case

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dc.contributor.authorLee, MR
dc.contributor.authorCorrea, JA
dc.contributor.authorCastilla, JC
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T01:30:46Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T01:30:46Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractWe discuss the use of the nematode to copepod ratio in relation to determining the extent of metals impact using the Chanaral area of northern Chile, where the dumping of copper mine tailings has taken place for many years, as an example. Data were collected from 12 beaches in the area on eight occasions between January 1997 and October 1998. We find that the ratio is not a good predictor of pollution due to the generally low densities of meiofauna on impacted beaches and the absence of harpacticoid copepods from those beaches. We suggest that in the case of metal pollution the mean number of Harpacticoida per site may be a better indicator of impact stress. We rule out the use of the nematode to copepod ratio as an indicator in biomonitoring studies where metal enrichment is thought to occur. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.eissn1879-3363
dc.identifier.issn0025-326X
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/96883
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000170529300021
dc.issue.numero8
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final701
dc.pagina.inicio696
dc.revistaMarine pollution bulletin
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectmetals
dc.subjectpollution monitoring
dc.subjectbeaches
dc.subjectharpacticoida
dc.subjectmeiofauna
dc.subjectChile
dc.subject.ods14 Life Below Water
dc.subject.odspa14 Vida submarina
dc.titleAn assessment of the potential use of the nematode to copepod ratio in the monitoring of metals pollution. The Chanaral case
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen42
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