Water quality trends in a coastal lagoon impacted by non-point source pollution after implementation of protective measures

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 563, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 385-406

  Gikas, Georgios D ^a   Yiannakopoulou, Trisevgeni ^a   Tsihrintzis, Vassilios A ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Coastal lagoon; Eutrophication; Non point source pollution; Nutrient elimination; Trophic state index

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; NUTRITION; PHOSPHORUS; RESTORATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WATER QUALITY;

COASTAL LAGOON; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NUTRIENT ELIMINATION; TROPHIC STATE INDEX;

COASTAL ZONES;

DRAINAGE BASIN; EROSION CONTROL; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33646708746     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0034-2     Document Type: Article

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