Long-term changes in the water quality and fish community of a large boreal lake affected by rising water temperatures and nutrient-rich sewage discharges - With special emphasis on the European perch

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

Volumn , Issue 397, 2010, Pages

  Voutilainen, A ^a   Huuskonen, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Fish; Freshwater lake; Global warming; Pulp mill effluent

Indexed keywords

CYPRINIDAE; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; SANDER LUCIOPERCA;

EID: 77955457204     PISSN: 19619502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/kmae/2010017     Document Type: Article

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