Quantifying uncertainty in the trophic magnification factor related to spatial movements of organisms in a food web

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 306-318

  McLeod, Anne M ^a   Arnot, Jon A ^b,c   Borgå, Katrine ^d,e   Selck, Henriette ^f   Kashian, Donna R ^g   Krause, Ann ^h   Paterson, Gord ⁱ   Haffner, G Doug ^a   Drouillard, Ken G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b Arnot Research and Consulting   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^f ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^g WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

ⁱ STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation model; Spatial movement; Trophic magnification factor; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; METABOLISM; MICHIGAN; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); ONTARIO; PHYSIOLOGY; RIVER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; MICHIGAN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; ONTARIO; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84930328705     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.1599     Document Type: Article

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