Trophic conditions and water chemistry of lakes on cape cod, Massachusetts, USA

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 268-280

  Ahrens, Toby D ^a   Siver, Peter A ^a  

^a Connecticut College   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Cape Cod; Chloride; Conductivity; Eutrophication; Lakes; PH; Sodium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001237358     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438140009354235     Document Type: Article

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