Projected climate change effects on winterkill in shallow lakes in the northern United States

Environmental Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 291-304

  Fang, Xing ^a   Stefan, Heinz G ^b  

^a Lamar University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Dissolved oxygen; Fish; Lakes; Simulations; United States; Winterkill

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; WINTERKILL;

COLD EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; LAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER AERATION; WATER QUALITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

CLIMATE CHANGE; FISH; LAKE; MORTALITY; WINTER;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; FISH; LAKE; SIMULATION; UNITED STATES; WARMING; WINTER;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033968004     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002679910023     Document Type: Article

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