An anoxic event and other biogeochemical effects of the Pantanal wetland on the Paraguay River

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 257-272

  Hamilton, Stephen K ^a,d   Sippel, Suzanne J ^a,d   Calheiros, Débora F ^b   Melack, John M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030864988     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1997.42.2.0257     Document Type: Article

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