A review of the empirical literature on the use of limpets Patella spp. (Mollusca: Gastropoda) as bioindicators of environmental quality.

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  2018

• Venue

  Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

• Publication date

  2018-02-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.11.004PMID 29127822
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