Water quality trends in shallow South Florida lakes and assessment of regional versus local forcing functions

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 576-607

  James, R Thomas ^a   Havens, Karl E ^b   McOrmick, Paul ^a   Jones, Brad ^a   Ford, Clell ^c  

^a Restoration Sciences Department   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Highlands County Natural Resources Department   (United States)

Author keywords

environmental management; hydrology; nutrient loads; shallow lakes; South Florida; synchrony; water quality trends

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENT LOADS; SHALLOW LAKES; SOUTH FLORIDA; SYNCHRONY; WATER QUALITY TRENDS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HYDROLOGY; LAKES; NUTRIENTS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EFFLUENTS;

RAIN;

AQUATIC PLANT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HABITAT RESTORATION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LAND USE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; SHALLOW WATER; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; LAKE; LAND USE; NUTRIENT LOADING; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; TROPIC CLIMATE; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; LAKE ISTOKPOGA; LAKE KISSIMMEE; LAKE OKEECHOBEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951836678     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2010.530581     Document Type: Article

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