Water level drawdown affects physical and biogeochemical properties of littoral sediments of a reservoir and a natural lake

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 280-295

  Furey, P C ^a   Nordin, R N ^b   Mazumder, A ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Drinking water reservoir; Littoral; Macrophyte; Nutrient; Organic matter; Sediment; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 12144272833     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438140409354158     Document Type: Article

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