Anthropogenic and natural sources of acidity and metals and their influence on the structure of stream food webs

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 162, Issue , 2012, Pages 466-474

  Hogsden, Kristy L ^a   Harding, Jon S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage (AMD); Acidity; Conductivity; Food web; Heavy metals

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACIDIC STREAMS; ANTHROPOGENIC INPUTS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD WEBS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; NATURAL SOURCES; NEW ZEALAND; STREAM FOOD WEB; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ACIDITY; ECOLOGY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HEAVY METALS; METALS; NUTRITION;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

METAL DERIVATIVE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACIDITY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONDUCTIVITY; DIET; FOOD WEB; HEAVY METAL; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD WEB; MINING; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PREDATOR; STREAM (RIVER);

ANIMALS; FOOD CHAIN; HAPLORHINI; METALS; MINING; NEW ZEALAND; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84855910292     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.10.024     Document Type: Article

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