Reduction of nutrient loading and biomanipulation as tools in water quality management: Long-term observations on Bautzen Reservoir and Feldberger Haussee (Germany)

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 410-427

  Kasprzak, Peter ^a   Benndorf, Jürgen ^b   Gonsiorczyk, Thomas ^a   Koschel, Rainer ^a   Krienitz, Lothar ^a   Mehner, Thomas ^a   Hülsmann, Stephan ^b   Schultz, Heinz ^b   Wagner, Annekatrin ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Daphnia; eutrophication; fish; food web; phosphorus loading; phytoplankton; top down control; water clarity; zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; CYPRINIDAE; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA GALEATA;

EID: 54849433759     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438140709354027     Document Type: Article

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