Effects of small ponds on stream water chemistry

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 321-330

  Fairchild, G Winfield ^a   Velinsky, David J ^b  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Headwater streams; Impoundments; N:P ratios; Nutrient retention; Ponds

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 33846411864     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438140609354366     Document Type: Article

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