Food web analysis reveals effects of pH on mercury bioaccumulation at multiple trophic levels in streams

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 132-133, Issue , 2013, Pages 46-52

  Jardine, Timothy D ^a   Kidd, Karen A ^a   O' Driscoll, Nelson ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blacknose dace; Dietary concentration; Stable nitrogen isotopes; Trophic magnification; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFILM; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FISH; FOOD WEB; INVERTEBRATE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PH; STABLE ISOTOPE; STREAMWATER; TROPHIC LEVEL; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFILM; BIOMAGNIFICATION FACTORS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; EFFECT SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; FOOD WEB; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; PARAMETERS; PH; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINICHTHYS ATRATULUS; STREAM (RIVER); WATER CONTAMINATION; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; CYPRINIDAE; DIET; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CHAIN; INVERTEBRATES; MERCURY; NEW BRUNSWICK; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK;

EID: 84874350271     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.01.013     Document Type: Article

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