Impacts of a herbicide and fertilizers on the microbial community of a saline prairie lake

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 320-329

  Waiser, Marley J ^a   Robarts, Richard D ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVADEX-BW; FERTILIZER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PRAIRIE LAKE; TRIALLATE;

CANADA, SASKATCHEWAN, REDBERRY LAKE;

AVENA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHASMANTHIUM LATIFOLIUM;

EID: 85047679458     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-280     Document Type: Article

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