Mine-derived mercury: Effects on lower trophic species in clear lake, California

Ecological Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 8 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Suchanek, Thomas H ^a,d   Eagles Smith, Collin A ^a,d   Slotton, Darell G ^a   Harner, E James ^b   Adam, David P ^a,e   Colwell, Arthur E ^a   Anderson, Norman L ^c   Woodward, David L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Lake County Vector Control   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e Davis Field Station ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; California; Chironomid; Clear lake; Crayfish; Mercury; Mining; Oligochaete; Plankton; Sediment quality criteria; Sediment quality guidelines; Sulphur bank mercury mine; USA

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; ASTACOIDEA; AVES; CHAOBORIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; PISCES;

FRESH WATER; MERCURY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD CHAIN; INVERTEBRATE; MINING; PLANKTON; TIME; UNITED STATES; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; INVERTEBRATES; MERCURY; MINING; PLANKTON; TIME; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 67449097911     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-1485.1     Document Type: Article

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