Integrated ecosystem health assessment of a macrophyte-dominated lake

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 252, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 141-152

  Zhang, L L ^a   Liu, J L ^a   Yang, Z F ^a   Li, Y ^a   Yang, Y ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Baiyangdian Lake; Integrative ecological health modeling; Lake ecological health; Method (IEHMM); Pelagic and benthic organism

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; EXERGY; HEALTH; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); LAKES; LAND USE; WATER POLLUTION;

BAIYANGDIAN LAKES; BENTHIC ORGANISMS; COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT; ECOLOGICAL HEALTH; ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; LAKE ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; METHOD (IEHMM); PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BENTHOS; CHLOROPHYLL; DIATOM; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LAND USE CHANGE; MACROPHYTE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

BAIYANGDIAN LAKE; CHINA; HEBEI;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84880851097     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.07.029     Document Type: Article

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