Shifts in aquatic macrophyte abundance and community composition in cottage developed lakes of the Canadian Shield

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-16

  Hicks, Andrea L ^a   Frost, Paul C ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic plants; Canadian Shield; Cottage development; Littoral zones; Macrophytes

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AQUATIC PLANT; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MACROPHYTE; ORDINATION; WATER DEPTH;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; KAWARTHA LAKES; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 78650212141     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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