Trophic state evolution in a subtropical reservoir over 34 years in response to different management procedures

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2338-2344

  Cunha, D G F ^a   Grull, D ^a   Damato, M ^a   Blum, J R C ^a   Lutti, J E I ^b   Eiger, S ^a   Mancuso, P C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Environmental monitoring; Long term assessment; Subtropical reservoirs; Trophic state; Water resources management

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; DATA SETS; ENERGY GENERATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHIC RESERVOIRS; IN-SITU; INTERNAL SOURCE; LONG-TERM ASSESSMENT; MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES; MESOTROPHIC; NITROGEN CONCENTRATIONS; NUTRIENT LEVELS; PHASE 1; RIVER WATER; TOTAL NITROGEN; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS; TROPHIC STATE; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; WATER USE; WATERBODIES;

CHLOROPHYLL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOTATION; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; TROPICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

CHLOROPHYLL A; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

CHLOROPHYLL A; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; FLOOD; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NITROGEN; PHYTOPLANKTON; RESERVOIR; SUBTROPICAL REGION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BRAZIL; EUTROPHICATION; FLOODING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TROPHIC CASCADE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84055217021     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.826     Document Type: Article

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