Sediment resuspension and denitrification affect the nitrogen to phosphorus ratio of shallow lake waters

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 193-205

  Holmroos, Heidi ^a   Hietanen, Susanna ^a   Niemistö, Juha ^a   Horppila, Jukka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Experimental approach; Seasonality; Sediment resuspension; Shallow lake; TN:TP ratio

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWING SEASON; LAKE WATER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RESUSPENSION; SEASONALITY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHALLOW WATER;

FINLAND; LAKE KIRKKOJARVI; VARSINAIS-SUOMI;

EID: 84875972299     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2012/0223     Document Type: Article

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