The dark side of subsidies: Adult stream insects export organic contaminants to riparian predators

Ecological Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1835-1841

  Walters, David M ^a,c   Fritz, Ken M ^a   Otter, Ryan R ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomagnification; PCBs; Sangamo Weston; Stable isotopes; Superfund

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; TETRAGNATHIDAE;

CARBON; NITROGEN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; INSECT; METABOLISM; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SPIDER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INSECTS; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RIVERS; SPIDERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 63249088246     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-0354.1     Document Type: Article

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