Cyanobacterial blooms: Statistical models describing risk factors for national-scale lake assessment and lake management

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 5353-5358

  Carvalho, Laurence ^a   Miller, Claire A ^b   Scott, E Marian ^b   Codd, Geoffrey A ^c   Davies, P Sian ^d   Tyler, Andrew N ^e  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^d ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algal bloom; Blue green algae; Cyanotoxin; Phosphorus; Restoration; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVE MODELS; ALGAL BLOOMS; BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCE; BIOVOLUMES; BLUE GREEN ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIAL BLOOMS; CYANOBACTERIAL TOXINS; CYANOTOXINS; EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENTS; HIGH-RISK CATEGORIES; LAKE MANAGEMENT; LARGE POPULATION; MIXED MODELS; MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT; NATIONAL LEVEL; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; NUTRIENT LOADS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATIONAL WATER; RETENTION TIME; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICAL MODELS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

ALGAE; COLOR; EUTROPHICATION; LAKES; NUTRIENTS; PH; PHOSPHORUS; PUBLIC RISKS; RESTORATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER CONSERVATION;

HEALTH RISKS;

FRESH WATER;

ALGAL BLOOM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; RETENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALGAL BLOOM; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; EUTROPHICATION; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUMMER; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLUMETRY; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RETENTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHLOROPHYLL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CYANOBACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; GREAT BRITAIN; LAKES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 80054750359     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.09.030     Document Type: Article

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