Author(s): Gadelha, J ; Ferreira, C ; Soares, AMVM ; Pereira, ML ; Morgado, F
Date: 2013
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10773/19683
Origin: RIA - Repositório Institucional da Universidade de Aveiro
Document details
Histopathology of Zinc exposition in Actinia equina L. (Anthozoa, Actiniaria)
Description
Zinc is a trace metal that is regularly found at pollution sites, amongst other metals and pollutants, contributing to the toxicity of marine ecosystems. In this study zinc acute toxicity tests were conducted on the sea anemone Actinia equina. This sea anemone presents a wide geographic distribution on rocky shore marine habitats, is quite resistant to some degree of various forms of contaminants and plays an important ecological key role in the marine environments.
Document Type
Journal article
Language English
Language English
