An empirical study of nitrogen dynamics in lakes

Water Environment Research

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-65

  Hellström, Thomas ^a  

^a Swed Water Wastewater Wk Assoc   (Sweden)

Author keywords

algae; chlorophyll; denitrification; lakes; model; nitrogen; phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS;

ALGA; ARTICLE; DENITRIFICATION; LAKE; NITROGEN BALANCE; NITROGEN FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030068475     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143096X127208     Document Type: Article

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