Changing nutrient levels in Lake Maurepas following human population shifts in response to Hurricane Katrina

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 327-337

  Silcio, K ^a   Ball, K ^a   Risley, R ^a   Voegel, P D ^a  

^a SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Phosphate; Population shift; Silicate; Surface water

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; LAKE WATER; LAND USE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOSPHATE; POPULATION MIGRATION; SILICATE; SURFACE WATER;

LAKE MAUREPAS; LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN; LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957560997     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: 10290370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540.2010.504670     Document Type: Article

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