Seasonal and interannual variation in nutrient fluxes from tributary inputs, consumer recycling and algal growth in a eutrophic river impoundment

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 359-373

  Shostell, Joseph ^a   Bukaveckas, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Gizzard shad; Nitrogen; Nutrients; Phosphorus; Reservoirs; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ANNUAL VARIATION; EUTROPHICATION; NUTRIENT BUDGET; RIVER POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ALGAE; AVES; DOROSOMATINAE; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 3242667055     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AECO.0000035167.67399.63     Document Type: Article

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