Influence of glacial landform hydrology on phosphorus budgets of shallow lakes on the Boreal Plain, Canada

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 535, Issue , 2016, Pages 191-203

  Plach, Janina M ^a   Ferone, Jenny Marie ^b   Gibbons, Zabrina ^c   Smerdon, Brian D ^d   Mertens, Alexander ^b   Mendoza, Carl A ^b   Petrone, Richard M ^a   Devito, Kevin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c INTECSEA   (Canada)

^d ALBERTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal Plain; Groundwater; Phosphorus; Phosphorus budgets; Shallow lakes; Surficial geology

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CATCHMENTS; DYNAMIC POSITIONING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; LAKES; LAND USE; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF;

BOREAL PLAIN; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; LAND USE DISTURBANCES; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SHALLOW LAKES; SURFICIAL GEOLOGY; TOPOGRAPHIC POSITIONS; TOTAL DISSOLVED PHOSPHORUS;

LANDFORMS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BOREAL FOREST; CATCHMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONNECTIVITY; DISSOLVED INORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; GLACIAL LANDFORM; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LAND USE; PHOSPHORUS CYCLE; SHALLOW WATER; TROPHIC STATUS;

ALBERTA; BOREAL SHIELD; CANADA;

EID: 84957837116     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.01.041     Document Type: Article

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