Promoting low-canopy macrophytes to compromise conservation and recreational navigation in a shallow lake

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 483-492

  Coops, H ^a   Van Nes, E H ^b   Van den Berg, M S ^a   Butijn, G D ^c  

^a INST INLAND WATER MGMT WASTE W   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RIJKSWATERSTAAT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Charophytes; Harvesting regime; Lake management; Macrophyte growth model; Potamogeton perfoliatus; Submerged macrophytes

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; MACROPHYTE; NAVIGATION; RECREATIONAL MANAGEMENT;

NETHERLANDS;

CHARA; CHARA ASPERA; CHARACEAE; CHARALES; CHARISMA; POTAMOGETON; POTAMOGETON PERFOLIATUS;

EID: 0036909184     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021177714293     Document Type: Article

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