Using on-site bioassays to determine selenium risk to propagated endangered fishes

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 308-316

  Allert, Ann L ^a   Fairchild, James F ^a   May, Tom W ^a   Sappington, Linda C ^a   Darnall, Nathan ^b   Wilson, Maureen ^c  

^a Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

^b Ecological Services   (United States)

^c Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CYPRINID; DEPURATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GROWTH RATE; HATCHERY; JUVENILE; LIMNOLOGY; SELENIUM; WATER QUALITY;

GOSHEN WARM SPRINGS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH; UTAH LAKE;

CHASMISTES LIORUS; LILIUM; PISCES;

EID: 33845359015     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M05-063.1     Document Type: Article

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