Effects of trophic status and wetland morphology, hydroperiod, and water chemistry on mercury concentrations in fish

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 171-180

  Snodgrass, Joel W ^a,b,c   Jagoe, Charles H ^b   Bryan Jr , A Lawrence ^b   Brant, Heather A ^b   Burger, J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOAVAILABILITY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HYDROPERIOD; LEACHING; MERCURY; PATH ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT; TROPHIC STATUS; WATER CHEMISTRY; WETLAND;

ACANTHARCHUS POMOTIS; ERIMYZON SUCETTA; ESOX AMERICANUS;

EID: 0034079548     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f99-199     Document Type: Article

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