Ecological effects of reduced nutrient loading (oligotrophication) on lakes: An introduction

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1589-1593

  John Anderson, N ^a   Jeppesen, Erik ^b,c   Søndergaard, Martin ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Inland Fisheries   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Fish; Lake restoration; Monitoring; Palaeolimnology; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; GLOBAL WARMING; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; ZOOPLANKTON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745188172     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2005.01433.x     Document Type: Article

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