The relationship between nitrate and ammonia concentrations in the pelagic zone of lakes

Limnetica

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 37-50

  Quirós, Rolando ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Lake comparisons; Lakes; Nitrate; Nutrients; Trophic state

Indexed keywords

EID: 9644259470     PISSN: 02138409     EISSN: 19891806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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