The use of otolith micro-chemical techniques to examine trace element residence time, migration, and population discrimination of teleost fishes in the Canadian Polar North

• Main Author: Loewen, Tracey N.
• Other Authors: Halden, Norman (Geological Sciences), Anderson, Gary (Biological Sciences) Kuzyk, ZouZou (Geological Sciences) Reist, James (Biological Sciences) Fryer, Brian (University of Windsor)
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Elesiever 2016
• Subjects: Arctic Char; Biominerals; Dolly Varden Char; Trace elements and isotopes; Greenland Halibut; Otolith; Arctic; Canada; Greenland; Varden
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31908

Studying calcium carbonate (otoliths) and calcium phosphate (fins, scales, bones) hard structure chemistry has numerous applications in the fisheries field for both freshwater and marine environments. The overall thesis objectives were: 1.) to provide an integrated and multidisciplinary approach to...