The impact of transfers on water quality and the disturbance regime in a reservoir

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 5873-5885

  Fornarelli, Roberta ^a   Antenucci, Jason P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cells transport; Inter basin water transfer; Internal production; Magnitude; Multi objective management; Timing

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; QUALITY CONTROL; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SILICA; WATER QUALITY;

INTER-BASIN WATER TRANSFER; IRON CONCENTRATIONS; MAGNITUDE; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; MULTI OBJECTIVE; TIMING; WATER QUALITY INDICATORS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

CHLOROPHYLL A; IRON;

CHLOROPHYLL A; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; DISTURBANCE; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PUMPING; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SILICA; VOLUME; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; MICROCYSTIS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TRANSFER;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS;

EID: 80054049704     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.08.048     Document Type: Article

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