Temperature stratification in the lower River Murray, Australia: Implication for cyanobacterial bloom development

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 647-654

  Bormans, Myriam ^a   Maier, Holger ^b   Burch, Michael ^b   Baker, Peter ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Coop Res Ctr Water Qual Treatm ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CYANOBACTERIAL; RIVER DISCHARGE; STRATIFICATION; TEMPERATURE; WATER COLUMN; WATER QUALITY; WIND;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY RIVER; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 0031414923     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF97058     Document Type: Article

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