Physical and chemical limnology of 24 lakes located between Yellowknife and Contwoyto Lake, Northwest Territories (Canada)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 347-358

  Pienitz, Reinhard ^a   Smol, John P ^b   Lean, David R S ^c  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAKE WATER QUALITY; LIMNOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

CANADA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CONTWOYTO LAKE; CANADA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, YELLOWKNIFE;

EID: 85047679786     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-275     Document Type: Article

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