Fish tissue metals and zooplankton assemblages of northeastern U.S. lakes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 339-352

  Stemberger, Richard S ^a   Chen, Celia Y ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; FISH; LAKE; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL; POLLUTION MONITORING; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION; ZINC; ZOOPLANKTON;

LAKE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRACE METAL; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; ZOOPLANKTON;

(NORTHEAST); USA;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINIFORMES; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0031838823     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-223     Document Type: Article

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