Aquatic and terrestrial organic matter in the diet of stream consumers: Implications for mercury bioaccumulation

Ecological Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 843-855

  Jardine, Timothy D ^a,b   Kidd, Karen A ^b   Rasmussen, Joseph B ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acidity; Allochthonous; Autochthonous; Benthic invertebrates; Diet; Mercury; New Brunswick, Canada; PH; Streams

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; WATER;

ACIDITY; ALLOCHTHON; AQUATIC ORGANISM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONSUMER-RESOURCE INTERACTION; CYPRINID; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MAYFLY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC MATTER; PERIPHYTON; PH; POLLUTION MONITORING; PREDATOR; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SALMONID; STABLE ISOTOPE; STONEFLY; STREAMWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; ZOOBENTHOS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; INSECT; METABOLISM; PH; RIVER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISHES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INSECTS; MERCURY; RIVERS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK;

AQUARIUS REMIGIS; EPHEMEROPTERA; GERRIDAE; HEPTAGENIIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; METROBATES HESPERIUS; PERLIDAE; PERLODIDAE; RHINICHTHYS ATRATULUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 84860251502     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/11-0874.1     Document Type: Article

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