Secchi transparency of Boulder Basin, Lake Mead, Arizona-Nevada: 1990-2007

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 207-218

  Labounty, James F ^a  

^a SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY   (United States)

Author keywords

chlorophyll a; lake management; Lake Mead; phosphorus; quagga mussel; reservoirs; Secchi; water clarity; water transparency

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DREISSENA BUGENSIS;

EID: 74749090099     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438140809354062     Document Type: Article

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