| effects of diet composition and trophic structure on mercury bioaccumulation in temperate flatfishes. | the summer flounder paralichthys dentatus and winter flounder pseudopleuronectes americanus support valuable fisheries along the northeastern united states. the importance of these flatfish as a human dietary resource indicates they are potential sources of mercury (hg) to fish-consuming citizens. in this study, summer flounder (sf) and winter flounder (wf) were collected from the narragansett bay (rhode island, usa) and were measured for total hg burden in whole-body or dorsal muscle tissue. in ... | 2010 | 19997909 |