Effects of vertical mixing on phytoplankton blooms in Xiangxi Bay of Three Gorges Reservoir: Implications for management

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2121-2130

  Liu, Liu ^a   Liu, Defu ^a   Johnson, David M ^b   Yi, Zhongqiang ^a   Huang, Yuling ^a  

^a CHINA THREE GORGES UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FERRUM COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Density current; Eutrophication; Mixing depth; Phytoplankton succession; Thermal stratification; Water level fluctuations

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; MIXING; PHYTOPLANKTON; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY CONTROL; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER LEVELS; WATER QUALITY;

CYANOBACTERIA BLOOMS; DENSITY CURRENTS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; MIXING DEPTH; PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOM; PHYTOPLANKTON SUCCESSION; THREE GORGE RESERVOIR; VERTICAL MIXING; WATER-LEVEL FLUCTUATION; XIANGXI BAYS;

THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

CHLOROPHYLL A;

ALGAL BLOOM; CHLOROPHYLL A; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYANOBACTERIUM; DENSITY CURRENT; DRINKING WATER; EUTROPHICATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATIFICATION; SUCCESSION; VERTICAL MIXING; WATER LEVEL; WATER QUALITY;

ALGAL BLOOM; ARTICLE; BAY; CYANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATIFICATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA; HUBEI; THREE GORGES RESERVOIR; XIANGXI BAY;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84862798072     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.01.029     Document Type: Article

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