Regional lake trophic patterns in the northeastern United States: Three approaches

Environmental Management

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 789-801

  Peterson, Spencer A ^a   Larsen, David P ^a   Paulsen, Steven G ^a   Urquhart, N Scott ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lake trophic state; Phosphorus; Probability survey; Regional condition

Indexed keywords

LAKES; PHOSPHORUS; PROBABILITY; SAMPLING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

LAKE TROPHIC PATTERNS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

PHOSPHORUS;

LAKE; TROPHIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; LAKE; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032171710     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006707     Document Type: Article

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