Spatial patterns of mercury in macroinvertebrates and fishes from streams of two contrasting forested landscapes in the eastern United States

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1530-1542

  Riva Murray, Karen ^a   Chasar, Lia C ^a   Bradley, Paul M ^a   Burns, Douglas A ^a   Brigham, Mark E ^a   Smith, Martyn J ^a   Abrahamsen, Thomas A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish trophic position; Landscape topographic wetness; Macroinvertebrate feeding ecology; Methylmercury bioaccumulation; Stream; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOACCUMULATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAMWATER; TROPHIC LEVEL; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL PLAIN; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOREST; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER BASIN; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; INVERTEBRATES; LINEAR MODELS; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NEW YORK; RIVERS; SOUTH CAROLINA; TREES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS;

ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

PISCES;

EID: 80054927168     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: 15733017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-011-0719-9     Document Type: Article

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