Assessing variability in total phosphorus measurements in Ontario lakes

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-72

  Clark, Bev J ^a   Paterson, Andrew M ^b   Jeziorski, Adam ^c   Kelsey, Susan ^b  

^a HESL   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

analysis; contamination; phosphorus; precision; variability; zooplankton

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956475179     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438141003712139     Document Type: Article

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