Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of mercury in two warmwater fish communities

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 487-497

  Neumann, Robert M ^a   Ward, Scott M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; MERCURY; TROPHIC LEVEL; UNITED STATES;

BIOACCUMULATION; ICHTHYOFAUNA; MERCURY (ELEMENT); TROPHIC LEVEL;

ESOX NIGER; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; PERCA FLAVESCENS; POMOXIS NIGROMACULATUS;

EID: 0033383794     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.1999.9663707     Document Type: Article

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