The atmospheric deposition of phosphorus in Lake Victoria (East Africa)

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 325-344

  Tamatamah, Rashid A ^a   Hecky, Robert E ^b   Duthie, Hamish C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Dry deposition; Lake Victoria; Phosphorus; Watershed; Wet deposition

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; PHOSPHORUS; WATERSHED;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; LAKE VICTORIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

VICTORIA;

EID: 19944404456     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-004-0196-9     Document Type: Article

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