How do land-based salmonid farms affect stream ecology?

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1147-1158

  Tello, A ^a   Corner, R A ^a   Telfer, T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Pollution; Salmonids; Stream ecology; Veterinary medicines

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL COMPONENTS; ECOLOGICAL EFFECT; ECOLOGICAL PROCESS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; EFFLUENT DISCHARGE; FRESH WATER RESOURCES; HEADWATER STREAM; LOW ORDER; MULTIPLE STRESSORS; SALMONIDS; SPATIAL SCALE; STREAM ECOLOGY; STREAM ECOSYSTEMS;

AQUACULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARMS; HYDRAULICS; RIVER POLLUTION; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; BENZOCAINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PHOSPHATE; SULFADIMETHOXINE; TRICAINE;

AQUACULTURE EFFLUENT; DISCHARGE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; SALMONID CULTURE; STREAM; WATER POLLUTION;

AQUACULTURE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLONY FORMING UNIT; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; LEACHING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONID; STREAM (RIVER); VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FISHERIES; RIVERS; SALMONIDAE;

SALMONIDAE;

EID: 77949918702     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.11.029     Document Type: Review

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