Correlation of measures of ambient toxicity and fish community diversity in Chesapeake Bay, Usa, tributaries - Urbanizing watersheds

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2556-2567

  Hartwell, S Ian ^a,e   Dawson, Celia E ^a   Durell, Eric Q ^a   Alden, Ray W ^b   Adolphson, Peter C ^b   Wright, David A ^c   Coelho, Gina M ^c   Magee, John A ^c   Ailstock, Steven ^d   Norman, Mike ^d  

^a MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d Environmental Center   (United States)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambient toxicity; Ecotoxicology; Estuaries; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

METAL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECOTOXICOLOGY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030661980     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620161218     Document Type: Article

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