Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of physical and chemical variables for an endorheic, shallow water body: Lake Pátzcuaro, Mexico

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 239-253

  Alcocer, Javier ^a   Bernal Brooks, Fernando W ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Circadiomixis; Endorheic; Environmental heterogeneity; Michoac n; Nutrients; Tecto volcanic; Tropical lake; Warm polymixis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROPERTY; ENDORHEIC ENVIRONMENT; HETEROGENEITY; LIMNOLOGY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; WATER QUALITY;

MEXICO;

EID: 0036391026     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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