Effects of river regulation on water quality in the lower Mokelumne River, California

River Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 651-670

  Ahearn, Dylan S ^a   Sheibley, Richard W ^a   Dahlgren, Randy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosumnes River; Impoundment; Mokelumne River; Nutrient dynamics; River regulation; Water quality

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; RIVER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CALIFORNIA; MOKELUMNE RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALGAE;

EID: 22744452774     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.853     Document Type: Article

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