Biological oxygen demand dynamics in the lower San Joaquin River, California

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 5653-5660

  Volkmar, Emily C ^a   Dahlgren, Randy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD); TRIBUTARIES;

ALGAE; BIOMASS; CORRELATION METHODS; DISSOLUTION; EUTROPHICATION; OXYGEN;

RIVER POLLUTION;

AMMONIA; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; RIVER WATER;

ALGAE; BIOMASS; CORRELATION METHODS; DISSOLUTION; EUTROPHICATION; OXYGEN; RIVER POLLUTION;

ALGA; AQUATIC ORGANISM; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOMASS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FISH;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOMASS; DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SALMON; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

AEROBIOSIS; CALIFORNIA; ECOSYSTEM; OXYGEN; RIVERS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN JOAQUIN RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA;

EID: 33748786832     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0525399     Document Type: Article

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