The role of sediments for phosphorus retention in the Kirinya wetland (Uganda)

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 481-488

  Kelderman, Peter ^a   Kansiime, Frank ^b   Tola, Maro Andy ^a   Van Dam, Anne ^a  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Lake Victoria; Langmuir isotherm; Papyrus wetland; Phosphorus; Plug flow model; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AQUATIC PLANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLOW MODELING; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS; RETENTION; SEDIMENT CORE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; CENTRAL PROVINCE [UGANDA]; EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; KIRINYA WETLAND; LAKE VICTORIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

CYPERUS; CYPERUS PAPYRUS; PHRAGMITES;

EID: 37349004453     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-007-9048-4     Document Type: Article

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