Integrated measures of ambient toxicity and fish community diversity in Chesapeake Bay tributaries

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-35

  Hartwell, S Ian ^a,d   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  

^a MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambient toxicity; Community diversity; Sediment

Indexed keywords

RIVER WATER;

BIOASSAY; FISH COMMUNITY; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION; TOXICITY; TOXICOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONTAMINATION; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

USA, CHESAPEAKE BAY; USA, MARYLAND;

EID: 0031940328     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008803600614     Document Type: Article

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