Role of food web structure on lipid and bioaccumulation of organic contaminants by lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2397-2407

  Bentzen, Ellen ^a   Lean, David R S ^b   Taylor, William D ^c   Mackay, Don ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; DDT; FOOD WEB; LAKE TROUT; LIPID; PCBS;

CANADA, GREAT LAKES; CANADA, ONTARIO; USA, GREAT LAKES;

MYSIS RELICTA; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 0030390415     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-196     Document Type: Article

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