Using structural equation modeling and expert elicitation to select nutrient criteria variables for south-central Florida lakes

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-130

  Kenney, Melissa A ^a,e   Arhonditsis, George B ^b   Reiter, Linda C ^c   Barkley, Matthew ^d   Reckhow, Kenneth H ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^d ARCADIS   (United States)

^e Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

chlorophyll a; eutrophication; expert elicitation; lakes; nutrient criteria; structural equation modeling; total phosphorus; water quality modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 74549133916     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701960902821373     Document Type: Article

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