Mercury concentrations in the Patagonian toothfish, Dissostichus eleginoides Smitt 1898, among three distinct stocks

Polar Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 269-274

  Guynn, Kim Dawson ^a   Peterson, Mark S ^b  

^a Building 47C   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Mercury; Patagonian toothfish

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FEEDING; LARVAL TRANSPORT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PERCIFORM;

ANTARCTICA; CANADA; CHILE; GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [CANADA]; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTH GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

DISSOSTICHUS ELEGINOIDES;

EID: 38049019101     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-007-0354-3     Document Type: Article

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