Influence of beaver ponds on the phosphorus concentration of stream water

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1228-1235

  Klotz, R L ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS; STREAM;

NEW YORK; UNITED STATES;

BATHYLACO NIGRICANS; CASTOR CANADENSIS; CASTOR FIBER;

EID: 0031741605     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-318     Document Type: Article

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