A seasonal survey of surface water habitats within the River Spey basin, Scotland: Major nutrient properties

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 565-583

  Demars, B O L ^a   Edwards, A C ^a,b  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Nether Backhill   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquatic habitats; Biophysical zone; Carbon; N:P ratio; Nitrogen; Nutrient thresholds; Phosphorus; Reference conditions

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEADWATER; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POINT SOURCE; RIVER BASIN; SURFACE WATER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; SPEY RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34848833544     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.797     Document Type: Article

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