Factors contributing to hypoxia in rivers, lakes, and streams

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 1 II, 2006, Pages 690-701

  Mallin, Michael A ^a   Johnson, Virginia L ^a   Ensign, Scott H ^a,b   MacPherson, Tara A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c NC Department of the Environment and Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EUTROPHICATION; HYPOXIA; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; WATER QUALITY;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 32944454333     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2006.51.1_part_2.0690     Document Type: Conference Paper

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