Methyl mercury in brown trout (Salmo trutta) in Arahura River, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-276

  Kim, Jonathan P ^a   Rochford, Timothy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diet; Trophic level; Trout life history

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIET; FOOD WEB; LIFE HISTORY; METHYLMERCURY; OTOLITH; SALMONID; STRONTIUM; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ARAHURA RIVER; AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; WEST COAST [SOUTH ISLAND];

SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 58149163354     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330809509954     Document Type: Article

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