The hydrogeochemistry of connected waterways: The potential of linking geology to fish migrations

Northeastern Geology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 254-265

  Limburg, Karin E ^a   Siegel, Donald I ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alosa aestivalis; Connected waterways; Fish otoliths; Microchemistry; Watershed geochemistry

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED MATTER; FISH; GEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MIGRATION; TRACE METAL; WATERSHED;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GREAT LAKES; HUDSON ESTUARY; LAKE ONTARIO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALOSA AESTIVALIS; CLUPEIDAE;

EID: 33748673606     PISSN: 01941453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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