Within-lake detection of the effects of tourist activities in the littoral zone of oligotrophic dune lakes

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 159-173

  Hadwen, Wade L ^a,b   Bunn, Stuart E ^b   Arthington, Angela H ^a,b   Mosisch, Thorsten D ^a,c  

^a Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism ^*  (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Moreton Bay Waterways and Catchments Partnership   (Australia)

Author keywords

Impacts; Monitoring; Nutrients; Periphyton; Phytoplankton; Tourism

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 32044433303     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980590953211     Document Type: Article

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