Nutrient sequestration in the Lake Winnipeg watershed

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 630-642

  Donald, David B ^a   Parker, Brian R ^b   Davies, John Mark ^c   Leavitt, Peter R ^d  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Manitoba Water Stewardship   (Canada)

^c Water Security Agency of Saskatchewan   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lake Winnipeg; Nitrogen; Nutrient management; Nutrient sequestration; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; LAKES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVERS;

AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES; LAKE SAND RESERVOIRS; LAKE WINNIPEG; LAKE WINNIPEG WATERSHEDS; NUTRIENT LOADING; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; NUTRIENT SEQUESTRATION; SOURCE WATERS;

NUTRIENTS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALGAL BLOOM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; HEADWATER; LAKE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RESERVOIR;

CANADA; DAUPHIN RIVER; LAKE WINNIPEG; MANITOBA; SASKATCHEWAN;

ALGAE;

EID: 84930271999     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2015.03.007     Document Type: Article

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