Persistent organic pollutants in river food webs: Influence of trophic position and degree of heterotrophy

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2021-2032

  Berglund, Olof ^a   Nyström, Per ^a   Larsson, Per ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; FOOD WEB; PCB; PERSISTENCE; RIVER POLLUTION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

INVERTEBRATA; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 29144536751     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f05-115     Document Type: Article

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