Multivariate analysis of water quality in the Richibucto drainage basin (New Brunswick, Canada)

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 691-703

  St Hilaire, André ^a   Brun, Guy ^b   Courtenay, Simon C ^c   Ouarda, Taha B M J ^a   Boghen, Andrew D ^d   Bobée, Bernard ^a  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Multivariate; Peat; Statistical analysis; Water quality; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DRAINAGE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ESTUARIES; NITROGEN; PEAT; PH EFFECTS; PHOSPHORUS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS; RUNOFF;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIC CARBON; SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE;

WATER QUALITY;

DRAINAGE BASIN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 4544257708     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2004.tb04453.x     Document Type: Article

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