Nutrients, seston, and transparency of missouri reservoirs and oxbow lakes: An analysis of regional limnology

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-180

  Jones, John R ^a   Obrecht, Daniel V ^a   Perkins, Bruce D ^a   Knowlton, Matthew F ^a   Thorpe, Anthony P ^a   Watanabe, Shohei ^a   Bacon, Robert R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Missouri; Nutrients; Oxbow lakes; Regional limnology; Reservoirs; Seston; Transparency

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 48549092420     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438140809354058     Document Type: Article

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