The trophic status of two northern Irish Sea loughs

Journal of Coastal Conservation

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 159-168

  Service, M ^a   Durrant, A E ^b   Mills, J A ^b   Taylor, J E ^b   Faughey, D ^b  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Belfast Lough; Eutrophication; Nutrients; Strangford Lough

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011146641     PISSN: 14000350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02905201     Document Type: Article

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