Changes in fish diets and food web mercury bioaccumulation induced by an invasive planktivorous fish

Ecological Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 8 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Eagles Smith, Collin A ^a,b   Suchanek, Thomas H ^a,b   Colwell, Arthur E ^a,c   Anderson, Norman L ^c   Moyle, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Lake County Vector Control District   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; California; Clear Lake; Fish; Inland silverside; Invasions; Invasive species; Largemouth bass; Mercury; Nonnative fishes; Stable isotopes; Sulphur BankMercuryMine; Threadfin shad; USA

Indexed keywords

COTTUS ASPER; DOROSOMA PETENENSE; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; MENIDIA BERYLLINA; MICROPTERUS; PISCES;

FRESH WATER; MERCURY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; METABOLISM; MINING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANKTON; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; MERCURY; MINING; PLANKTON; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 67449093155     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-1415.1     Document Type: Article

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