Factors contributing to first-year recruitment failure of fishes in acidified waters with some implications for environmental research

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 265-277

  McCormick, J Howard ^a   Leino, Richard L ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISH; ION UPTAKE; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES;

ACIDIFICATION; FISH; LIFE HISTORY; RECRUITMENT; VULNERABILITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033058119     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8659(1999)128<0265:FCTFYR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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