Nutrient variation in an urban lake chain and its consequences for phytoplankton production

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1429-1440

  Roach, W John ^a   Grimm, Nancy B ^b  

^a SimBiotic Software   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARIZONA; ARTIFICIAL LAKE; DESERT STREAMS; GROUNDWATER PUMPING; HYDROLOGIC VARIATION; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; NUTRIENT LIMITATIONS; PHYTOPLANKTON GROWTH; SONORAN DESERT; STREAM WATER; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN LAKE; URBAN STREAM; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ALGAE CONTROL; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ECOSYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAKES; LANDFORMS; NUTRIENTS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

RIVERS;

GROUND WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ALGAL BLOOM; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOODING; LAKE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT LOADING; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION;

FRESH WATER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

EID: 67650497796     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2008.0191     Document Type: Article

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