Persistent Identifier
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doi:10.5683/SP2/RAGEPJ |
Publication Date
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2021-05-13 |
Title
| Fish Mercury Datalayer for Canada (FIDMAC) |
Author
| Depew, David C. (NSERC Visiting Government Fellow - Watershed Hydrology and Ecology Research Division, Science and Technology Directorate)
Campbell, Linda M. (Senior Research Fellow in Environmental Science, Associate Professor - Saint Mary's University)
Burgess, Neil M. (Environment Canada) |
Point of Contact
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Campbell, Linda (Saint Mary's University) |
Description
| The FIMDAC represents a model-derived output of Hg concentrations in a common indicator species (12-cm whole-yellow perch), established from the application of the United States Geological Survey's (USGS) National Descriptive Model of Mercury in Fish (NDMMF, Wente 2004) to the Canadian Fish Mercury Database (CFMD, Depew et al. 2013b). The geographical distribution of yellow perch is wide-ranging, and they represent an important prey species for piscivorous fish, birds, and mammals. Parameters estimated by way of NDMMF were unbiased, and strong spatial biases in prediction error were not evident. The FIMDAC records represent the estimated Hg burden (ug.g, wet weight) for a standard length (12 cm) whole-yellow perch at 1936 unique freshwater sites across Canada, collected between 1990 and 2010. Further details regarding the development of the FIMDAC can be found in Depew et al. (2013a). (2014-11-15) |
Subject
| Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Keyword
| Fish Mercury Datalayer for Canada (FIMDAC)
Canadian Fish Mercury database (CFMD)
Piscivorous fishes (Perca flavescens)
Atmospheric mercury (Hg)
Yellow perch
Methylmercury (MeHg)
Freshwater
Canada |
Related Publication
| Depew, D.C., Burgess, N.M., and Campbell, L.M. 2013b. Modeling mercury concentrations in prey fish: Derivation of a national-scale common indicator of dietary mercury exposure for piscivorous fish and wildlife. Environmental Pollution 176: 234-243. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.01.024
Depew, D.C., Burgess, N.M., Anderson, M.R., Baker, R., Bhavsar, S.P., Bodaly, R.A., Eckley, C.S., Evans, M.S., Gantner, N., Graydon, J.A., Jacobs, K., LeBlanc, J.E., St. Louis, V.L., and Campbell, L.M. 2013a. An overview of mercury concentrations in freshwater fish species: A national fish mercury dataset for Canada. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 70: 436-451. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2012-0338
M Little, DC Depew NM Burgess & LM Campbell. 2014. Metadata: Fish Mercury Datalayer for Canada (FIDMAC). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1210773 |
Notes
| Interested researchers should submit the online Data Request Form. It is important to understand the nature of this datalayer that is based on NDMMF output, the limitations of this data and conditions for using this data For more information on the data and to request access: www.smu.ca/research/fish-mercury-datalayer.html |
Depositor
| Campbell, Linda |
Deposit Date
| 2021-04-28 |