Threatened and stressed mountain lakes of Europe: Assessment and progress

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 118-128

  Battarbee, Richard W ^a   Kernan, Martin ^a   Rose, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidification; Aquatic ecosystems; Atmospheric pollution; Climate change; Nitrogen; Toxic substances

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449368707     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980902905742     Document Type: Article

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