Stirring up trouble? Resuspension of bottom sediments by recreational watercraft

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-25

  Beachler, M M ^a   Hill, D F ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Boating; Hydrodynamics; Recreational conflicts; Sediment resuspension

Indexed keywords

EID: 31344432259     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438140309353985     Document Type: Article

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