Nutrient reference concentrations and trophic state boundaries in subtropical reservoirs

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1461-1467

  Cunha, D G F ^a   Ogura, A P ^a   Calijuri, M D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Baseline concentrations; Eutrophication; Subtropical lentic systems; Trophic state classification; Water resources management

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EUTROPHICATION; BASELINE CONCENTRATION; CHLOROPHYLL A; DATA SETS; FREQUENCY CURVE; FRESH WATER; LENTIC SYSTEMS; MESOTROPHIC; NUTRIENT CRITERIA; NUTRIENT LEVELS; REFERENCE CONCENTRATION; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS; TROPHIC STATE; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; UPPER LIMITS; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; WATER USE; WATERBODIES;

CHLOROPHYLL; NUTRIENTS; TROPICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EUTROPHICATION;

CHLOROPHYLL A; FRESH WATER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

BASELINE CONDITIONS; CHLOROPHYLL A; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; EUTROPHICATION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS; RESERVOIR; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUTROPHICATION; GOVERNMENT; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; TROPHIC LEVEL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL; CHLOROPHYLL; EUTROPHICATION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; REFERENCE VALUES; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

EID: 84860210459     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.035     Document Type: Article

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