Linking contaminant profiles to the diet and breeding location of American dippers using stable isotopes

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 502-512

  Morrissey, Christy A ^a   Bendell Young, Leah I ^a   Elliott, John E ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

15Nitrogen; Biomonitor; Mercury; Organochlorines; PCB; Rivers; Salmon fry; Selenium

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; BIRD; BREEDING SITE; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DIET; PCB; STABLE ISOTOPE;

AVES; CINCLIDAE; CINCLUS; CINCLUS MEXICANUS; INVERTEBRATA; ONCORHYNCHUS;

EID: 3042687509     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8901.2004.00907.x     Document Type: Article

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