Natural dimictic and polymictic lakes: Similarities and differences in relationships among chlorophyll, nutrients, Secchi depth, and aquatic macrophytes

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 53-69

  Grzybowski, Mirosław ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

Author keywords

chlorophyll; lake mixing regime; macrophyte distribution; nitrogen phosphorus; water transparency

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; EUTROPHICATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LAKE; MACROPHYTE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION EFFECT; SESTON;

BORECKA FOREST; POLAND; WARMINSKO-MAZURSKIE;

EID: 84892860635     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2013.820153     Document Type: Article

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