Relationship between sediment and plankton isotope ratios (δ13C and δ15N) and primary productivity in Florida lakes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 875-883

  Gu, Binhe ^a   Schelske, Claire L ^a   Brenner, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; CYANOBACTERIA; NITROGEN ISOTOPE RATIO; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; SEDIMENT;

USA, FLORIDA;

EID: 0030469596     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f95-248     Document Type: Article

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