Impact of migratory snow geese on nitrogen and phosphorus dynamics in a freshwater reservoir

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 882-890

  Olson, Mark H ^a   Hage, Melissa M ^a,c   Binkley, Mark D ^a,d   Binder, James R ^b  

^a FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Pennsylvania Game Commission   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Migratory waterfowl; Nitrogen limitation; Nutrient export; Nutrient loading

Indexed keywords

ALGA; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; RESERVOIR; WATERFOWL;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALGAE; ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; ANSER SP.; CHEN; CHEN CAERULESCENS ATLANTICA;

EID: 18044395542     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2005.01367.x     Document Type: Article

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