A multitrophic approach to monitoring the effects of metal mining in otherwise pristine and ecologically sensitive rivers in Northern Canada

• Published in: Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
• Main Authors: Spencer, Paula, Bowman, Michelle F, Dubé, Monique G
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2008
• Subjects: General Environmental Science; General Medicine; Geography, Planning and Development; Northwest Territories; Canada; South Nahanni River; Cottus cognatus; Slimy sculpin
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1897/ieam_2007-073.1; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1897%2FIEAM_2007-073.1; https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1897/IEAM_2007-073.1

Abstract It is not known if current chemical and biological monitoring methods are appropriate for assessing the impacts of growing industrial development on ecologically sensitive northern waters. We used a multitrophic level approach to evaluate current monitoring methods and to determine whether...