The effects of an artificial wetland dominated by free-floating plants on the restoration of a subtropical, hypertrophic lake

Lakes and Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 203-215

  Rodriguez Gallego L R ^a   Mazzeo, N ^a   Gorga, J ^a   Meerhoff, M ^a   Clemente, J ^a   Kruk, C ^a   Scasso, F ^a   Lacerot, G ^a   Garcia J ^a   Quintans, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Algal removal; Aquatic plants; Eutrophication; Nutrient reduction; Restoration; Shallow lake

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION; LAKE WATER; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; WATER QUALITY;

MONTEVIDEO [URUGUAY]; SOUTH AMERICA; URUGUAY; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALGAE; EICHHORNIA; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES; SPIRODELA INTERMEDIA;

EID: 19944426163     PISSN: 13205331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1770.2004.00245.x     Document Type: Article

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