A multi-model approach to evaluating target phosphorus loads for Lake Erie

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1139-1150

  Scavia, Donald ^a   DePinto, Joseph V ^b   Bertani, Isabella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b LimnoTech   (United States)

Author keywords

Eutrophication models; Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement; Lake Erie; Loading targets

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; LAKES; PHOSPHORUS; REDUCTION; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CYANOBACTERIA BLOOMS; EUTROPHICATION MODEL; GREAT LAKES WATER QUALITY AGREEMENTS; HIGH-FLOW EVENTS; LAKE ERIE; MULTI-MODEL APPROACHES; PARTICULATE PHOSPHORUS; PHOSPHORUS LOADS;

LOADING;

ALGAL BLOOM; BASIN MANAGEMENT; BIOAVAILABILITY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DISSOLVED INORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HYPOXIA; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; SURFACE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

DETROIT RIVER; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE; MAUMEE RIVER; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN BASIN;

CLADOPHORA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84991678962     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2016.09.007     Document Type: Article

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