Historical changes in epilimnetic phosphorus concentrations in six rural lakes in Northern Ireland

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 427-440

  Anderson, N John ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; LAKE; LAKE SEDIMENT; PALAEOLIMNOLOGY; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENT CORE;

NORTHERN IRELAND; UK;

ANIMALIA; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 0030684719     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1997.00249.x     Document Type: Review

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