The prevalence of freshwater flocculation in cold regions: A case study from the Mackenzie River Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada

Arctic

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-164

  Droppo, I G ^a   Jeffries, D ^a   Jaskot, C ^a   Backus, S ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Flocculation; Grain size distribution; Suspended sediment; Transport

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLOCCULATION; GRAIN SIZE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CANADA; MACKENZIE DELTA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 0031850761     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic1056     Document Type: Article

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