Eutrophication: Impacts of excess nutrient inputs on freshwater, marine, and terrestrial ecosystems

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 179-196

  Smith, V H ^a   Tilman, G D ^b   Nekola, J C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GREEN BAY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon cycling; Eutrophication; Nitrogen; Nutrient loading; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; FRESH WATER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

AQUATIC FLORA; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GAS WASTE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0032586567     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00091-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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