Effects of intensive fishing on the structure of zooplankton communities and mercury levels

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 304, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 377-390

  Masson, Stéphane ^a   Tremblay, Alain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Daphnia spp.; Holopedium gibberum; Intensive fishing; Mercury and methylmercury; Stizostedion vitreum

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FLOODS; HEALTH RISKS; MERCURY (METAL); SOILS;

HYDROELECTRIC RESERVOIRS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FISHING; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; ZOOPLANKTON;

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; EVALUATION; FISHING; FOOD CHAIN; LAKE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CLADOCERA; DAPHNIA; ECOSYSTEM; FISHERIES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GREAT LAKES REGION; MERCURY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POWER PLANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY; ZOOPLANKTON;

DAPHNIA; HOLOPEDIUM GIBBERUM; STIZOSTEDION; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 0037456810     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(02)00583-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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