Radiocaesium elimination in fish: Variation among and within species

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 847-856

  Forseth, T ^a   Ugedal, O ^a   Naesje T F ^a   Jonsson, B ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

134Cs; Inter and intraspecific variation; Metabolic rate; Thermal adaptation

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FISH; RADIONUCLIDE;

ABRAMIS BRAMA; COREGONUS LAVARETUS; SALMO SALAR; SALVELINUS ALPINUS;

EID: 0032457047     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.1998.tb00003.x     Document Type: Article

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