In situ experimental studies of Eurasian Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) downstream from agricultural watersheds: Nutrient loading, foliar uptake, and growth

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 109-116

  Shuskey, Todd ^a   Bosch, Isidro ^a   Ryczek, Christopher ^a   Cohen, Bradley ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

BMPs; Eurasian watermilfoil; Nutrient enrichment; Nutrient runoff; Stream loading

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS; AMBIENT TREATMENT; BMPS; EAGLE POINTS; EFFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS; EURASIAN WATERMILFOIL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FOLIAR UPTAKE; HIGH LOADINGS; IN-SITU; IN-SITU EXPERIMENTS; LAKE WATERS; MACROPHYTE; MACROPHYTE GROWTH; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM; NEW YORK; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; NUTRIENT LOADING; RAIN EVENTS; SOLUBLE REACTIVE PHOSPHORUS; STREAM LOADING; STREAMS DRAINING;

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; EFFLUENTS; EXPERIMENTS; LAKES; LANDFORMS; LOADING; OCEAN HABITATS; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF; WATERSHEDS;

NUTRIENTS;

BIOMASS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERB; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; RUNOFF; STREAM; WATERSHED;

CONESUS LAKE; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM;

EID: 67349214970     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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