Predictive models of benthic invertebrate methylmercury in Ontario and Quebec lakes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2770-2783

  Rennie, M D ^a   Collins, N C ^a   Purchase, C F ^a,c   Tremblay, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INVERTEBRATE; METHYLMERCURY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; QUEBEC [CANADA];

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 32644446032     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f05-181     Document Type: Article

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