Factors influencing the light environment in cootes paradise, hamilton harbour, and other coastal marshes of Lake Ontario

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 553-575

  Sager, Eric P S ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coastal marshes; Light extinction; Recovery; Submersed macrophyte; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; LAKES; LIGHT; PLANTS (BOTANY); PORTS AND HARBORS; RECOVERY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLIDS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WATER QUALITY;

COASTAL MARSHES; DETRITUS; HAMILTON HARBOUR; LEAST SQUARES MULTIPLE REGRESSION; LIGHT ATTENUATION; SUBMERSED MACROPHYTE; SUSPENDED INORGANIC MATERIAL; TURBIDITY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

EID: 0029710747     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.1996.031     Document Type: Article

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