Toxaphene distribution in the Lake Superior trout and associated sublethal ecological risk: A probabilistic approach

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 439-449

  Sadiq, Rehan ^a   Husain, Tahir ^b   Bose, Neil ^b   Veitch, Brian ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Food web; MATC; Monte Carlo simulations; One hit model; Risk

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGY; LAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; TISSUE;

GROWTH INHIBITION;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

FOOD WEB; LAKE POLLUTION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOXICITY;

GREAT LAKES (LAKE SUPERIOR); NORTH AMERICA;

ALOSA PSEUDOHARENGUS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0038513725     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(03)00008-2     Document Type: Article

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