Fish-based assessment of ecological status of Finnish lakes loaded by diffuse nutrient pollution from agriculture

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 126-133

  Rask, M ^a   Olin, M ^b   Ruuhijarvi J ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diffuse nutrient loading; Ecological classification; Nordic multi mesh gill nets; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CYPRINID; FISHING; GILLNET; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LAKE POLLUTION; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

FINLAND;

CYPRINIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 77953806020     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: 13652400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2009.00685.x     Document Type: Article

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