Critical phosphorus loading of different types of shallow lakes and the consequences for management estimated with the ecosystem model PCLake

Limnologica

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 203-219

  Janse, Jan H ^a   De Senerpont Domis, Lisette N ^b   Scheffer, Marten ^c   Lijklema, Lambertus ^c   Van Liere, Lowie ^a   Klinge, Marcel ^d   Mooij, Wolf M ^b  

^a PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d WITTEVEEN BOS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alternative stable states; Biomanipulation; Critical loading; Depth; Fetch; Hysteresis; Lake size; Marsh zone; Residence time; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MODELING; EUTROPHICATION; FETCH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HYSTERESIS; LIMNOLOGY; MACROPHYTE; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SHALLOW WATER; WATER DEPTH;

EID: 56749186241     PISSN: 00759511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.limno.2008.06.001     Document Type: Article

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