Radiocesium decay in populations of brown trout and Arctic char in the alpine Atna area, south-eastern Norway

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 489, Issue , 2002, Pages 55-62

  Hessen, D O ^a   Skurdal, Jostein ^b   Hegge, Ola ^c   Hesthagen, Trygve ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c Oppland Co Environ Protect Dept   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alpine lakes; Decay rate; Fallout; Fish; Radiocesium

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; ECOLOGY; LAKES; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

RADIOACTIVE DECAY;

RADIOACTIVITY;

CESIUM; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVITY; SALMONID;

NORWAY;

SALMO; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS; SALVELINUS ALPINUS;

EID: 0037837126     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023263101648     Document Type: Article

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