Sustaining recreational quality of European lakes: Minimizing the health risks from algal blooms through phosphorus control

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 315-323

  Carvalho, Laurence ^a,b   Mcdonald, Claire ^b   de Hoyos, Caridad ^c   Mischke, Ute ^d   Phillips, Geoff ^e   Borics, Gábor ^f   Poikane, Sandra ^a   Skjelbred, Birger ^g   Solheim, Anne Lyche ^g   Van Wichelen, Jeroen ^h   Cardoso, Ana Cristina ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c Centro de Estudios y Experimentacion de Obras Publicas   (Spain)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^e ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^f BALATON LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^g NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^h GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Algal bloom; Blue green algae; Ecosystem services; Freshwater; Lake; Nutrient; Quantile regression; WHO

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGAL BLOOM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYANOBACTERIUM; DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FLUSHING; HEALTH RISK; IRRIGATION; LAKE; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOSPHORUS; POPULATION GROWTH; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THRESHOLD; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EUROPE;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84875667583     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12059     Document Type: Article

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