Sources and flowpaths of dissolved organic carbon during storms in two forested watersheds of the Precambrian Shield

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-197

  Hinton, M J ^a,b   Schiff, S L ^a   English, M C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon cycling; Dissolved organic carbon (DOC); Forested catchments; Nutrient export; Precambrian Shield streams; Storm runoff

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FOREST; ORGANIC MATTER; STORM; WATERSHED;

CANADA; CANADIAN SHIELD;

EID: 0031884472     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005903428956     Document Type: Article

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