Water quality trends in Hamilton Harbour: Two decades of change in nutrients and chlorophyll a

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 293-301

  Hiriart Baer, Véronique P ^a   Milne, Jacqui ^a   Charlton, Murray N ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological response; Hamilton Harbour; Remediation; Temporal trends; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ALGAL GROWTH; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; CHLOROPHYLL A; HAMILTON; HAMILTON HARBOUR; NON-POINT SOURCE; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; PHOSPHORUS LOADING; REMEDIAL ACTION PLANS; SEASONAL PATTERNS; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL TRENDS; TYPICAL PATTERNS; WATER QUALITY TRENDS;

CHLOROPHYLL; MEATS; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; PORPHYRINS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

WATER ANALYSIS;

BIOACTIVITY; CHLOROPHYLL A; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HARBOR; HYPOXIA; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

CANADA; HAMILTON HARBOR; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ALGAE;

EID: 67349202753     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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