Assessment of total phosphorus concentration as a predictor and determinant of fishery productivity in southern Appalachian reservoirs: application to Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia

Phosphorus is often the limiting nutrient of primary productivity in southern Appalachian reservoirs, but its impact on higher trophic levels has not been assessed. Regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between total phosphorus concentrations and estimates of fish standing stock i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yurk, Jeffrey J.
Other Authors: Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/50103