The usefulness of mesocosms for ecotoxicity testing with lacertid lizards

Mesocosms (i.e., outdoor, man-made representations of natural ecosystems) have seldom been used to study the impact of contaminants on terrestrial ecosystems. However, mesocosms can be a useful tool to provide a link between field and laboratory studies. We exposed juvenile lacertid lizards for a pe...

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Main Authors: Maria Amaral, Rita Bicho, Miguel Carretero, Juan Sanchez-Hernandez, Augusto Faustino, Amadeu Soares, Reinier Mann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2012-12-01
Series:Acta Herpetologica
Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1662