A critical evaluation of phosphorus management goals for Lake Okeechobee, Florida, USA

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 292-301

  Havens, Karl E ^a   James, R Thomas ^a  

^a SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical loading models; Eutrophication; Internal loading; Lake Okeechobee; Phosphorus; Shallow lakes; Vollenweider model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037890121     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438149709354320     Document Type: Article

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