Alternation between clear, high-vegetation and turbid, low-vegetation states in a shallow lake: the role of birds

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 184-190

  Rip, W J ^a   Rawee, N ^b   de Jong, A ^c  

^a Waterboard Amstel   (Netherlands)

^b Provincie Groningen   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bird; Chara; Exclosure experiment; Herbivor; Lake; Phosphorus load; Restoration; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIRD; GRAZING; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; REDUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SHALLOW WATER; TURBIDITE; TURBIDITY CURRENT; VEGETATION INDEX;

BENELUX; BOTSHOL NATURE RESERVE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; UTRECHT; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANSER; ANSER SP.; AVES; CHARA; CHARACEAE; CHARALES; LARUS RIDIBUNDUS;

EID: 33746268970     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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