On the transformation from healthy to degraded aquatic ecosystems

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-103

  Rapport, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecosystem breakdown; Ecosystem distress; Nutrient spiraling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002403825     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634989908656945     Document Type: Article

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