Water chemistry and trophic evaluation of Lake Albano (Central Italy): A four year water monitoring study

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 288-303

  Ellwood, Neil T W ^a   Albertano, Patrizia ^b   Galvez, Rosa ^c   Funiciello, Renato ^a   Mosello, Rosario ^d  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemical precipitation; Eutrophication; Meromixis; Volcanic lake; Water level; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; LAKE LEVEL; MEROMICTIC LAKE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER LEVEL; WATER QUALITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAKE ALBANO; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 69949102114     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2009.288     Document Type: Article

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