A comparative study of the nutrient status of two reservoirs in southeast Ghana

Lakes and Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 205-217

  Ansa Asare, O D ^a   Asante, Kwadwo Ansong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIR WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ghana; Kpong; Nutrients; Reservoir; Seasonal index; Weija

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITRATE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; RESERVOIR; SEASONALITY;

GHANA;

EID: 0032426524     PISSN: 13205331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1770.1998.00074.x     Document Type: Article

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