Worldwide Eutrophication of Water Bodies: Causes, Concerns, Controls

Treatise on Geochemistry

Volumn 9-9, Issue , 2003, Pages 311-331

  Prepas, E E ^a   Charette, T ^b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; NUTRIENTS; SURFACE WATERS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER QUALITY;

MACROPHYTES; MESOTROPHIC; NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENTS; PRIMARY PRODUCERS; ROOTED AQUATIC PLANTS; TROPHIC STATE; WATER QUALITY DETERIORATION; WATER USE; WATERBODIES;

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EID: 84942414910     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-08-043751-6/09169-6     Document Type: Chapter

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