Stream Phosphorus Transport in the Lake Tahoe Basin, 1989–1996
@article{Hatch2001StreamPT, title={Stream Phosphorus Transport in the Lake Tahoe Basin, 1989–1996}, author={Lorin K. Hatch and John E. Reuter and Charles Remington Goldman}, journal={Environmental Monitoring and Assessment}, year={2001}, volume={69}, pages={63-83} }
Lake Tahoe is undergoing the initial stages of culturaleutrophication due to human alteration of the airshed andwatershed. The lake's switch from nitrogen (N) to phosphorus (P)limitation has been attributed primarily to atmospheric Nloading. This places an increased importance on controllingwatershed movement of P to the lake. A stream water qualitymonitoring data set consisting of nine streams in the Lake Tahoebasin has been analyzed to characterize the spatiotemporalvariation of P delivery to…
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