Multi-scale spatial determinants of dissolved oxygen and nutrients in Qiantang River, China

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 77-89

  Su, Shiliang ^a   Xiao, Rui ^a   Xu, Xiangyang ^a   Zhang, Zhonghao ^a   Mi, Xiaoya ^a   Wu, Jiaping ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Determinants; Dissolved oxygen; Nutrients; Scale effects; Spatial analysis; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867577486     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-012-0313-6     Document Type: Article

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