Anthropogenic impacts on lake and stream ecosystems, and approaches to restoration

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1089-1094

  Søndergaard, Martin ^a   Jeppesen, Erik ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Eutrophication; Restoration; River; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; CONNECTIVITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FISH; HABITAT RESTORATION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; SEWAGE; STREAM; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 35648973824     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01426.x     Document Type: Review

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