Human shoreline development and the nutrient stoichiometry of aquatic plant communities in Canadian shield lakes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1642-1650

  Frost, Paul C ^a   Hicks, Andrea L ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SHORELINE; STOICHIOMETRY; TAXONOMY;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84867478386     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F2012-080     Document Type: Article

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