Estimating the effects of changing land use patterns on Connecticut lakes

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 325-333

  Field, Cathryn K ^a   Siver, Peter A ^a   Lott, Anne Marie ^a  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION; LAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODIFICATION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

EUTROPHICATION; LAND USE MODELS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TOTAL NITROGEN CONTENT; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS CONTENT;

LAND USE;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; LAKE; LAND USE; MODEL; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 0030110977     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1996.00472425002500020017x     Document Type: Article

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