Response of benthic invertebrate assemblages to metal exposure and bioaccumulation associated with hard-rock mining in northwestern streams, USA

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 598-620

  Maret, T R ^a   Cain, D J ^b   MacCoy, D E ^a   Short, T M ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Macroinvertebrates; Metal exposure; Mining; Structural response

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HEAVY METAL; MINING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; ZOOBENTHOS;

COEUR D'ALENE RIVER BASIN; IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT REGIS RIVER BASIN; UNITED STATES;

CHRISTIA; CLETOCAMPTUS; EPHEMEROPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0344926476     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1468356     Document Type: Article

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