Effects of northern pike (Esox lucius) additions on pollutant accumulation and food web structure, as determined by δ13C and δ15N, in a eutrophic and an oligotrophic lake

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2193-2202

  Kidd, Karen A ^a   Paterson, Michael J ^a   Hesslein, Raymond H ^a   Muir, Derek C G ^b   Hecky, Robert E ^b  

^a FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CARBON 13; CHLORPHENOTANE; ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD WEB; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; ISOTOPE LABELING; LAKE; MERCURY; NITROGEN 15; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; PREDATION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMANIPULATION; FOOD WEB; ICHTHYOFAUNA; LAKE POLLUTION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

CANADA; EXPERIMENTAL LAKES AREA; ONTARIO;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CYPRINIDAE; ESOX LUCIUS; ICHTHYOFAUNA; INVERTEBRATA; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; PISCES;

EID: 0033304419     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f99-148     Document Type: Article

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