A dynamic compartmental food chain model of radiocaesium transfer to Apodemus sylvaticus in woodland ecosystems

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 267, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 53-65

  Toal, M E ^a   Copplestone, D ^a   Johnson, M S ^a   Jackson, D ^b   Jones, S R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Westlakes Scientific Consulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apodemus sylvaticus; Dynamic; Model; Radiocaesium; Woodland

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; NUCLEAR FUEL;

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOOD CHAIN; MAMMAL; RADIONUCLIDE; WOODLAND;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; FOREST; FRUIT; FUNGUS; MAMMAL; MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; PLANT SEED; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; VEGETATION;

ANIMALS; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; GREAT BRITAIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MURIDAE; NUCLEAR REACTORS; SEASONS; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; TREES;

UNITED KINGDOM;

APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0035925105     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(00)00767-1     Document Type: Article

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