A monitoring and classification system for New Zealand Lakes and reservoirs

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 255-271

  Burns, Noel M ^a   Rutherford, J Christopher ^b   Clayton, John S ^b  

^a Lakes Consulting   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Deseasonalising procedure; Indicators of change; Lake monitoring; Trophic level assessment; Trophic level index

Indexed keywords

EID: 12544251026     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438149909354122     Document Type: Article

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