Physical and chemical limnology of 34 lentic waterbodies along a tropical-to-alpine altitudinal gradient in Nepal

International Review of Hydrobiology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 254-276

  Lacoul, Paresh ^a   Freedman, Bill ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Altitudinal gradient; Chlorophyll a; Ions; Limnology; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; LIMNOLOGY; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

ALGAE;

EID: 21244479064     PISSN: 14342944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/iroh.200410766     Document Type: Article

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