Cumulative impacts of hydrology and human activities on water quality in the St. Lawrence River (Lake Saint-Pierre, Quebec, Canada)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1165-1180

  Hudon, Christiane ^a   Carignan, Richard ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MACROPHYTE; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER POLLUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER QUALITY;

CANADA; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAC SAINT PIERRE; LAKE ONTARIO; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER;

EID: 44349195507     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F08-069     Document Type: Article

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