| the macrobenthic community along a mercury contamination in a temperate estuarine system (ria de aveiro, portugal). | mercury is a widely distributed environmental pollutant and a toxic element to all living organisms. this study represents an attempt to evaluate its correlation with the macrobenthic community structure in a temperate estuarine system, the ria de aveiro (portugal). the macrobenthic community structure showed significant differences along the mercury gradient. overall, the increase of mercury contamination was associated with reduced total abundance, lower species richness, and dominance of tole ... | 2008 | 18765161 |