Episodic acidification of small streams in the northeastern united states: Fish mortality in field bioassays

Ecological Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 408-421

  Van Sickle, J ^a   Baker, J P ^b   Simonin, H A ^c   Baldigo, B P ^d   Kretser, W A ^e   Sharpe, W E ^f  

^a ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e Adirondack Lakes Survey Corporation   (United States)

^f PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adirondack mountains; Aluminum; Bioassay; Brook trout; Catskill mountains; Episodic acidification; Fish mortality; Logistic regression; Northern appalachian Plateau; Overdispersion; Streams

Indexed keywords

COTTUS BAIRDII; COTTUS COGNATUS; FONTINALIS; RHINICHTHYS ATRATULUS; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS; COTTUS BAIRDI;

ACIDIFICATION; ALUMINIUM; BIOASSAY; MORTALITY; WATER CHEMISTRY;

USA, NEW YORK, ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; USA, NEW YORK, CATSKILL MOUNTAINS; USA, PENNSYLVANIA, NORTHERN APPALACHIAN PLATEAU;

EID: 0030409517     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2269379     Document Type: Article

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