Nitrogen, phosphorus, and eutrophication in streams

Inland Waters

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 155-164

  Dodds, Walter K ^a   Smith, Val H ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Streams

Indexed keywords

EID: 84965067268     PISSN: 20442041     EISSN: 2044205X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5268/IW-6.2.909     Document Type: Article

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