Stream fish community responses to a gradient of specific conductance

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 206, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 49-56

  Kimmel, William G ^a   Argent, David G ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish community; Pennsylvania; Specific conductance; Total dissolved solids

Indexed keywords

COAL-MINING; FISH COMMUNITIES; PENNSYLVANIA; REFERENCE SITES; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE; STREAM FISH; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; TREATED EFFLUENT;

DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENTS; FISH; HYDRAULICS; METAL RECOVERY; MINING;

MEATS;

COAL MINING; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CONDUCTIVITY; DISCHARGE; DISSOLVED MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAMWATER;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CONDUCTANCE; FISH; NONHUMAN; PRODUCT RECOVERY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE; STREAM (RIVER);

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75049086037     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-009-0085-x     Document Type: Article

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