Lake restoration: Successes, failures and long-term effects

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1095-1105

  Søndergaard, Martin ^a   Jeppesen, Erik ^a   Lauridsen, Torben L ^a   Skov, Christian ^b   Van Nes, Egbert H ^c   Roijackers, Rudi ^c   Lammens, Eddy ^d   Portielje, Rob ^d  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d INST INLAND WATER MGMT WASTE W   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomanipulation; Eutrophication; Internal loading; Macrophytes; Phosphorus; Shallow lakes; Stocking of pisci; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

BIOMANIPULATION; CHLOROPHYLL A; DENITRIFICATION; EUTROPHICATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LONG-TERM CHANGE; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

BENELUX; DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35648999084     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01363.x     Document Type: Article

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