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Altered performance of white sucker populations in the manitouwadge chain of lakes is associated with changes in benthic macroinvertebrate communities as a result of copper and zinc contamination

Abstract

White sucker (Catostomus commersoni) collected from the Manitouwadge chain of lakes show a lower growth rate and fecundity in lakes contaminated with copper and zinc from a mixed metal mine. This study evaluated whether the changes in performance of the fish were related to direct impacts of the metals or indirect impacts associated with changes in food availability. Concentrations of metals in the water and sediment of lakes in the …

Authors

Munkittrick KR; Miller PA; Barton DR; Dixon DG

Journal

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 318–326

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

June 1991

DOI

10.1016/0147-6513(91)90071-v

ISSN

0147-6513