Assessing the effects of anthropogenic stressors on Puget Sound flatfish populations

• Published in: Journal of sea research Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 125 - 137
• Main Authors: Johnson, Lyndal L., Landahl, John T., Kubin, Leslie A., Horness, Beth H., Myers, Mark S., Collier, Tracy K., Stein, John E.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.03.1998; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Biological and medical sciences; contaminant; Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution; English sole; fecundity; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Leslie matrix model; Marine and brackish environment; mortality; Pleuronectes vetulus; population growth rate; United States; North America; America; INE, USA, Washington, Puget Sound; mortality; Leslie matrix model; population growth rate; contaminant; fecundity; English sole; Brackish water environment; Population growth; Toxicity; Estuaries; Polycyclic aromatic compound; Polychlorobiphenyl; Immune deficiency; Contamination; Chemical pollution; Vertebrata; Sensitivity resistance; Chlorocarbon; Pisces; Breeding success; Water pollution; Habitat; Fecundity

Puget Sound is an estuary in the northwestern United States which serves as the habitat for a number of recreationally and commercially important species of flatfish. Over the past 100 years, there has been substantial urban and industrial development within this region, resulting in heavy inputs of...