The effects of benthivorous smallmouth buffalo (ictiobus bubalus) on water quality and nutrient cycling in a shallow floodplain lake

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 270-278

  Shormann, David E ^a   Cotner, James B ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthivorous fish; Biomanipulation; Eutrophication; Floodplains; Nitrogen; Nutrient cycling; Phosphorus; Sediments

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001027519     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438149709354318     Document Type: Article

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