The global abundance and size distribution of lakes, ponds, and impoundments

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 2388-2397

  Downing, J A ^a   Prairie, Y T ^b   Cole, J J ^c   Duarte, C M ^d   Tranvik, L J ^e   Striegl, R G ^f   McDowell, W H ^g   Kortelainen, P ^h   Caraco, N F ^c   Melack, J M ⁱ   Middelburg, J J ^j  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^h FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; IMPOUNDMENT; LAKE; LENTIC ENVIRONMENT; POND; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 33745852915     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2006.51.5.2388     Document Type: Article

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