Influence of sediment and phosphorus loading on phytoplankton communities in an Urban piedmont reservoir

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 110-121

  Burkholder, J M ^a   Larsen, L M ^b   Glasgow, H B ^a   Mason, K M ^c   Gama, P ^a   Parsons, J E ^d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^d North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue green algae; Cyanobacteria; Phosphorus; Phytoplankton; Piedmont; Reservoir; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017261403     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438149809354114     Document Type: Article

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