Production, sedimentation, and isotopic composition of organic matter in Lake Ontario

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 200-214

  Hodell, David A ^a   Schelske, Claire L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DENITRIFICATION; DIAGENESIS; EPILIMNION; FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPE; LAKE ERIE; LAKE ONTARIO; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; PRECIPITATION; PRODUCTION; SEDIMENTATION; SEWAGE; STRATIFICATION;

CARBON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; PRODUCTIVITY; SEDIMENTATION; STRATIFICATION;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ONTARIO; NORTH AMERICA; ROCHESTER BASIN;

EID: 0031838285     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1998.43.2.0200     Document Type: Article

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