Temporal trends in total phosphorus, temperature, oxygen, chlorophyll a and phytoplankton populations in Hartbeespoort Dam and Roodeplaat Dam, South Africa, between 1980 and 2000

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-70

  Van Ginkel, Carin E ^a   Silberbauer, Michael J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blooms; Dominant organisms; Eutrophication; Species assemblages; Temperature changes; Trends analysis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CERATIUM HIRUNDINELLA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE; SCENEDESMUS;

EID: 36349004822     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAS.2007.32.1.9.146     Document Type: Article

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