Effects of upstream hydropower operation and oligotrophication on the light regime of a turbid peri-alpine lake

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 212-226

  Jaun, Lorenz ^a   Finger, David ^a,b   Zeh, Markus ^c   Schurter, Michael ^a   Wüest, Alfred ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Laboratory for Water and Soil Protection of the Canton of Bern (GBL)   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Downstream effects; Inorganic particles; Light attenuation; Reflectance; Turbid lake

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LIGHT ATTENUATION; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RECONSTRUCTION; TURBIDITY;

BERN [SWITZERLAND]; BRIENZERSEE; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 34447131001     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-007-0876-3     Document Type: Article

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