Assessing fish community structure in relation to water quality in a small estuarine stream receiving oil refinery effluent

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 72-81

  Vallières, Geneviève ^a   Munkittrick, Kelly R ^a   MacLatchy, Deborah L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ballast water; Coastal stream; Dissolved oxygen; Fish community; Oil refinery effluent

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ECOLOGY; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTUARIES; FISH; WATER QUALITY;

OIL REFINERY EFFLUENT; WATER QUALITY SURVEY;

RIVER POLLUTION;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ECOLOGY; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTUARIES; FISH; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ABUNDANCE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BALLAST WATER; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FISH; OIL POLLUTION; POLLUTION EFFECT; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATER QUALITY;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT JOHN [NEW BRUNSWICK];

CYPRINIDAE;

EID: 38949194570     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2007.010     Document Type: Article

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