Mercury concentrations in prey fish indicate enhanced bioaccumulation in mesopelagic environments

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 141, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 21-25

  Monteiro, L R ^a,b   Costa, V ^a   Furness, R W ^b   Santos, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Epipelagic; Fish; Mercury; Mesopelagic; Methylation

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; EPIPELAGIC; ICHTHYOFAUNA; MERCURY; MESOPELAGIC; TROPHIC LEVELS;

EID: 0029660459     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps141021     Document Type: Article

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