Management measures and long-term water quality changes in Lake Balaton (Hungary)

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-11

  Tátrai, István ^a   Istvánovics, Vera ^b   Tóth, László G ^a   Kóbor, István ^c  

^a BALATON LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^c Water Authority   (Hungary)

Author keywords

External nutrient loading; Lake Balaton; Lake recovery; Long term development; Management measures; Manual fish removal

Indexed keywords

BENTHIVORY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CRUSTACEAN; CYPRINID; FOOD LIMITATION; LAKE WATER; REDUCTION; RESUSPENSION; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY; LAKE BALATON;

ALGAE; CRUSTACEA; CYPRINIDAE; DAPHNIIDAE;

EID: 56249142319     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2008/0172-0001     Document Type: Article

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