Assessing nutrient limitation in a subtropical reservoir

Inland Waters

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 185-192

  Muhid, Priyanesh ^a   Burford, Michele A ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Nitrogen; Nutrient limitation; Phosphorus; Reservoir

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870062050     PISSN: 20442041     EISSN: 2044205X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5268/IW-2.4.468     Document Type: Article

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