Limnology of shallow lakes in the yukon flats national wildlife refuge, interior alaska

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-140

  Heglund, Patricia J ^a   Jones, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Colored lakes; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Shallow lakes; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248175234     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438140309354079     Document Type: Article

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