Project record of Marine ecotoxicology: distribution, flows and biological effects of metal pollutants in the Asterias rubens, a key species of the coastal biotopes of the North Sea

Information

Type
Project
Name
Marine ecotoxicology: distribution, flows and biological effects of metal pollutants in the Asterias rubens, a key species of the coastal biotopes of the North Sea
Description @en
(1) Determine the level of metal pollution in Asterias rubens, a common super predator of the macrobenthos, in various coastal biotopes of the North Sea (open and closed estuarine branches, intertidal zone and offshore zone). (2) Evaluate, in Asterias rubens, the flows of the most important metal pollutants. (3) Estimate the biological effects of metal pollution in Asterias rubens.
Parent project
Impulsprogramme "Marine Sciences"
Start date
1992-8
End date
1996-7

Institutes & people involved

Jangoux Michel
associated with: Université Libre de Bruxelles; Faculté des Sciences; Département de Biologie des Organismes; Centre Interuniversitaire de Biologie Marine (ULB - UMH); Unité de Biologie Marine
role: Promotor
Belgian Science Policy
role: Sponsor

Expertise

Benthos
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 877
Coastal waters
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 1653
Ecotoxicology
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 9505
Heavy metals
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 3962
taxonomic terms
Asterias rubens [Common starfish]
geographic terms
ANE, North Sea

special collections

Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning

record metadata

date created: 2003-11-26
date modified: 2007-04-03