| effects of mining-derived metals on riffle-dwelling benthic fishes in southeast missouri, usa. | we studied the ecological effects of mining-derived metals on riffle-dwelling benthic fishes at 16 sites in the viburnum trend lead-zinc mining district of southeast missouri. fish community attributes were compared to watershed features and to physical and chemical variables including metal concentrations in sediment pore water and fish. ozark sculpin (cottus hypselurus), rainbow darter (etheostoma caeruleum), ozark madtom (noturus albater), and banded sculpin (cottus carolinae) were the most a ... | 2009 | 19570577 |