Nitrogen-phosphorus relationship in high mountain lakes: Effects of the size of catchment basins

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1809-1817

  Morales Baquero, Rafael ^a   Carrillo, Presentaciön ^a   Reche, Isabel ^a   Sänchez Castillo, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

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EID: 0000102744     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f99-130     Document Type: Article

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