Food-chain length is a central characteristic of ecological communities that has attracted
considerable attention for over 75 years because it strongly affects community structure …

The study of organic contaminants at high altitudes is motivated by the potential risk that they
pose to humans living in, or depending on resources derived from, mountains, and to …

The stable isotopes of nitrogen (δ15N) and carbon (δ13C) provide powerful tools for
estimating the trophic positions of and carbon flow to consumers in food webs; however, the …

Recent reviews by researchers from academia, industry, and government have revealed that
the criteria used by the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants under the …

Food-chain length is an important characteristic of ecological communities: it influences
community structure, ecosystem functions,,, and contaminant concentrations in top …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and stable isotopes of nitrogen (δ15N) were measured
in zooplankton (6 species), a benthic invertebrate (Anonyx nugax), Arctic cod (Boreogadus …

Evidence now suggests that the roles of essential fatty acids as growth promoters and as
indices of health and nutrition are fundamentally similar in freshwater and marine …

Recent studies of arctic marine food webs have provided detailed insights regarding the
biological and chemical factors that influence the bioaccumulation and trophic transfer of …

Community ecotoxicology is defined as the study of the effects of contaminants on patterns
of species abundance, diversity, community composition, and species interactions. Recent …

Food web structure is paramount in regulating a variety of ecologic patterns and processes,
although food web studies are limited by poor empirical descriptions of inherently complex …