Ecological implications of artificial mixing and bottom-sediment removal for a shallow urban lake, Lake Sheldon, Colorado

Lakes and Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 73-86

  Oberholster, P J ^a   Botha, A M ^b   Cloete, T E ^b  

^a Future production Chemicals Cluster   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Artificial mixing; Bottom sediment removal; Cyanobacteria; Macrophytes; Urban run off

Indexed keywords

AERATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CYANOBACTERIUM; FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MACROPHYTE; MIXING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SHALLOW WATER;

COLORADO; LAKE SHELDON; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BOSMINA SP.; CYANOBACTERIA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA SP.;

EID: 34447295612     PISSN: 13205331     EISSN: 14401770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1770.2007.00326.x     Document Type: Article

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