Seasonal and size-specific distribution of methylmercury in seston and zooplankton of two contrasting Great Lakes embayments

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 134-144

  Cleckner, Lisa B ^a,c   Back, Richard ^b   Gorski, Patrick R ^a   Hurley, James P ^a   Byler, Steven M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Green Bay; Lake Michigan; Lake Superior; Methylmercury; Particle size; Whitefish Bay; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; MERCURY (METAL); METHANOL; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SIEVES;

ZOOPLANKTON;

LAKES;

BIOACCUMULATION; METHYLMERCURY; PARTICLE SIZE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SESTON; ZOOPLANKTON;

GREAT LAKES (LAKE MICHIGAN); GREAT LAKES (LAKE SUPERIOR); GREEN BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WHITEFISH BAY;

EID: 0242668849     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(03)70422-5     Document Type: Article

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