Dissolved nutrient concentrations and loads in some upland streams of the English Lake District

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 377, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 85-93

  Lawlor, A J ^a   Rigg, E ^a   May, L ^a   Woof, C ^a   James, J B ^a   Tipping, E ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

English Lake District; Nitrate; Phosphorus; Silicon; Streams

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED LOAD; EUTROPHICATION; NUTRIENT; PHOSPHORUS; STREAMWATER; UPLAND REGION; WATER CHEMISTRY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031735126     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003215005982     Document Type: Article

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