Effects of small dam removal on stream chemistry in southeastern Pennsylvania

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 569-582

  Velinsky, David J ^a   Bushaw Newton, Karen L ^b   Kreeger, Danielle A ^a,c   Johnson, Thomas E ^a  

^a ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Delaware River Basin Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Dam removal; Nutrients; Restoration; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; DAM REMOVAL; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; DISSOLVED ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRATE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

MANATAWNY CREEK; NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33747621409     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2006)25[569:EOSDRO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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