Trophic state of clear and colored, soft- and hardwater lakes with special consideration of nutrients, anoxia, phytoplankton and fish

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 432-447

  Nürnberg, Gertrud K ^a  

^a RRI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Lake trophic state; Nutrients; Phosphorus; Phytoplankton biomass

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001191583     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438149609354283     Document Type: Article

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