Phosphorus partitioning in a shallow lake: Implications for water quality management

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-53

  Spears, B M ^a,b   Carvalho, L ^a   Paterson, D M ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Internal loading; Lake; Management; Phosphorus mobility; Seasonality; Sediment

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EUTROPHICATION; LAKES; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATER LEVELS; WATER QUALITY;

NUTRIENT LOADING; PHOSPHORUS PARTITIONING; SEDIMENT RELEASE; SEDIMENT UPTAKE;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

LAKE WATER; PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE WATER;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EUTROPHICATION; LAKES; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATER LEVELS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISCHARGE; EUTROPHICATION; LAKE WATER; PARTITIONING; PHOSPHORUS; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; WATER COLUMN; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SPRING; SUMMER; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WINTER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; HIGHLAND; LOCH LEVEN; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34248149511     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2006.00045.x     Document Type: Article

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