Correlations between watershed and reservoir characteristics, and algal blooms in subtropical reservoirs

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 4105-4114

  Burford, Michele A ^a   Johnson, Suzanne A ^b   Cook, Andrew J ^a   Packer, Timothy V ^c   Taylor, Bradley M ^d   Townsley, E Robert ^e  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SEQWater Corporation   (Australia)

^c Gold Coast Water   (Australia)

^d Redland Water and Waste   (Australia)

^e Mt Crosby Water Treatment Plant   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algal species; Cyanobacteria; Nutrients; Reservoir; Watershed

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FREQUENCY RESPONSE; NUTRIENTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHOSPHORUS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); TOXICITY;

ALGAL BLOOMS; ALGAL SPECIES; MEASURABLE EFFECT; WATERSHED PATTERN;

WATERSHEDS;

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CHLOROPHYLL A; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

BACTERIA; CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FREQUENCY RESPONSE; NUTRIENTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHOSPHORUS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); TOXICITY; WATERSHEDS;

ALGAL BLOOM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; DOMINANCE; FOREST COVER; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; TOXIN; WATER DEPTH; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

AGRICULTURE; ALGAL BLOOM; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYLINDROSPERMOPSIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESERVOIR; TROPICAL RAIN FOREST; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; CYLINDROSPERMOPSIS RACIBORSKII;

EID: 34548722095     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.05.053     Document Type: Article

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