Nutrient concentration criteria and characterization of patterns in trophic state for rivers in heterogeneous landscapes

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-13

  Snelder, Ton H ^a   Biggs, Barry J F ^a   Weatherhead, Mark A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Ecoregions; Nutrient criteria; Resource management; River environment classification; Spatial framework; Trophic status

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; FLOW OF WATER; GRAVEL; LANDSLIDES; PHOSPHORUS; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

HETEROGENEOUS LANDSCAPES; RIVER ENVIRONMENT CLASSIFICATION (REC); TROPHIC STATES;

WATER RESOURCES;

NUTRIENT; RIVER WATER; TROPHIC STATUS; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

ALGAE;

EID: 1842579966     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2004.tb01005.x     Document Type: Article

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