Long-term changes in the phosphorus loading to and trophic state of the Salton Sea, California

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 604, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-36

  Robertson, Dale M ^a   Schladow, S Geoffrey ^b   Holdren, G Chris ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Load; Saline; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; SALINE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

EUTROPHIC STATE; HIGH BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTIVITY;

PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTIMATION METHOD; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; EUTROPHICATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; SALINE LAKE; TROPHIC STATUS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SALTON SEA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41049092689     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-008-9312-5     Document Type: Article

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