Environmental implications of stratification and turbulent mixing in a shallow lake basin

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-57

  Loewen, Mark R ^a   Ackerman, Josef Daniel ^b   Hamblin, Paul F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; LAKE WATER; MAYFLY; SHALLOW WATER; STRATIFICATION; TURBULENT MIXING; VERTICAL MIXING; WATER QUALITY;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; NORTH AMERICA;

HEXAGENIA; SCAPPHODONTA;

EID: 34247253891     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-165     Document Type: Article

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