Heavy Metal Food Chain: Relating Feeding Ecology and Mercury Bioaccumulation in Southern New England's Top pelagic Predators
Mercury accumulation of upper trophic level marine fishes is a growing concern for human consumers. Diet is the primary source of mercury bioaccumulation in both fish and humans and yet remains unexamined in many intensely fished regions such as southern New England (SNE). The feeding ecology and me...
Main Author: | Teffer, Amy K |
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Format: | Others |
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2012
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Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/956 https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2029&context=theses |
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