Export of DOC from forested catchments on the Precambrian Shield of central Ontario: Clues from and13C and14C

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-65

  Schiff, S L ^a   Aravena, R ^a   Trumbore, S E ^b   Hinton, M J ^a   Elgood, R ^a   Dillon, P J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

13C; 14C; carbon cycling; carbon isotopes; dissolved organic carbon; forested catchments; lakes

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLING; CARBON-13; CARBON-14; DOC; FOREST CATCHMENT; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS;

CANADA, CANADIAN SHIELD; CANADA, ONTARIO;

EID: 0030616535     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005744131385     Document Type: Article

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