Potential influence of low water levels on Lake Kinneret: Re-appraisal and modification of an early hypothesis

Limnologica

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-155

  Hambright, K David ^a,b   Zohary, Tamar ^a,b   Eckert, Werner ^a,b  

^a The Yigal Allon Kinneret Limnological Laboratory   (Israel)

^b ISRAEL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Lake water levels; Management; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM STABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUTROPHICATION; LAKE MANAGEMENT; LAKE WATER LEVEL; PHYTOPLANKTON; WATER LEVEL; WATER QUALITY;

ISRAEL, LAKE KINNERET;

EID: 0031428936     PISSN: 00759511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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