Effects of trophic position and lipid on organochlorine concentrations in fishes from subarctic lakes in Yukon Territory

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 869-881

  Kidd, Karen A ^a,b   Schindler, David W ^a   Hesslein, Raymond H ^b   Muir, Derek C G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LIPID; ORGANOCHLORINE; TROPHIC STATUS;

CANADA; YUKON TERRITORY;

ESOX LUCIUS; LOTA LOTA; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 0031849864     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-307     Document Type: Article

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