Nitrogen driven lakes: The Shropshire and Cheshire Meres?

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 249-266

  James, Cassandra ^a,b   Fisher, Jane ^a   Moss, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MURRAY DARLING FRESHWATER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Meres; Nitrogen; Nutrient limitation; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 0242495193     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2003/0158-0249     Document Type: Article

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