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1. The wedge clam Donax trunculus as sentinel organism for Mediterranean coastal monitoring in a global change context

Author:
Tlili, Sofiene; Mouneyrac, Catherine
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.4 pp. 995-1007
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
aquatic organisms; beaches; bioaccumulation; biomarkers; clams; drugs; ecotoxicology; environmental assessment; environmental monitoring; global change; indicator species; marine ecosystems; nanoplastics; physiology; surveys; Mediterranean region
Abstract:
... The wedge clam Donax trunculus is commonly used in environmental monitoring studies as sentinel species for the biomonitoring of sandy beaches in Mediterranean areas. Taking in account the combined effects of chemical stressors and global changes in marine organisms, research efforts in ecotoxicology should be up-to-date for a more relevant and integrative monitoring studies. In the same context, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-018-1449-9