Stratified marine lakes of Palau (Western caroline Islands)

Physical Geography

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 175-220

  Hamner, Peggy P ^a   Hamner, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Karst; Lake stratification; Marine lake; Meromictic; Model ecosystem; Palau; Tides

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM; LAKE WATER; MEROMICTIC LAKE; STRATIFICATION; WATER CHEMISTRY;

PALAU;

EID: 0032463668     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723646.1998.10642647     Document Type: Article

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