Impact of water level fluctuations on St. Lawrence River aquatic vegetation

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2853-2865

  Hudon, Christiane ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EMERGENT VEGETATION; WATER LEVEL;

CANADA; LAKE SAINT-PIERRE; QUEBEC; ST LAWRENCE RIVER;

CHRISTIA;

EID: 0031447303     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-201     Document Type: Article

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