Progressive restoration of a shallow lake: A 12-year experiment in isolation, sediment removal and biomanipulation

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-86

  Moss, Brian ^a   Stansfield, Julia ^b   Irvine, Kenneth ^c   Perrow, Martin ^d   Phillips, Geoffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b National Rivers Authority

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomanipulation; Eutrophication; Shallow lake restoration

Indexed keywords

BIOMANIPULATION; CHLOROPHYLL A; FISH COMMUNITY; LAKE RESTORATION; SUBMERGED MACROPHYTE;

UK, ENGLAND, NORFOLK, BURE RIVER; UK, ENGLAND, NORFOLK, COCKSHOOT BROAD;

CLADOCERA; DAPHNIA; MYSIDACEA; NEOMYSIS INTEGER;

EID: 0029668289     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2405017     Document Type: Article

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