The effects of elevated metals on benthic community metabolism in a Rocky Mountain stream

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 183-190

  Hill, Brian H ^a   Lazorchak, James M ^a   McCormick, Frank H ^a   Willingham, W Thomas ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b US Environmental Protection Agency Region 8   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic metabolism; Ceriodaphnia toxicity; Chambers; Metals

Indexed keywords

IRON; MANGANESE; OXYGEN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DAPHNIA; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

COMMUNITY RESPIRATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; IRON; MACROBENTHOS; MANGANESE; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; ZINC;

USA, COLORADO, EAGLE RIVER;

CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; CICONIIFORMES; CLADOCERA;

EID: 0030619939     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(96)00123-6     Document Type: Article

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