Pathways of increased water clarity after fish removal from Ventura Marsh; a shallow, eutrophic wetland

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 511, Issue , 2004, Pages 215-231

  Schrage, Laura J ^a,b   Downing, John A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomanipulation; Carp; Eutrophication; Fish; Macrophytes; Phosphorus; Water clarity; Wetland

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENTS; WATER; WATERSHEDS; WETLANDS;

FISH PREDATION; PHYTOPLANKTONS;

FISHERIES;

BIOMANIPULATION; FISH; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; TRANSPARENCY;

IOWA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CERIODAPHNIA; CYPRINUS CARPIO; DAPHNIA;

EID: 1542351348     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HYDR.0000014065.82229.c2     Document Type: Article

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