The impact of nutrient loading from Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) on water quality, a mesocosm approach

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 586, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 393-401

  Unckless, Robert L ^a,b   Makarewicz, Joseph C ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Branta Canadensis; Canada goose; Fecal addition; Nitrogen; Nutrient; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENTS; WATER QUALITY;

BRANTA CANADENSIS; FECAL ADDITION; FECAL MATERIALS;

BIODIVERSITY;

BENTHOS; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FECES; LAKE POLLUTION; MESOCOSM; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOSPHORUS; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER COLUMN; WATER QUALITY; WATERFOWL;

ANSER; BRANTA CANADENSIS;

EID: 34249005605     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-0712-8     Document Type: Article

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