Seasonal, interannual, and spatial variability in the concentrations of total suspended solids in a degraded coastal wetland of Lake Ontario

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 799-813

  Chow Fraser, Patricia ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coastal marsh; Lake Ontario; Total suspended solids; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CONCENTRATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

COOTES PARADISE MARSH; GREAT LAKES(LAKE ONTARIO); NORTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 0033503212     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(99)70778-1     Document Type: Article

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