15N enrichment in agricultural catchments: field patterns and applications to tracking Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Chemical Geology

Volumn 147, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 281-294

  Harrington, Rebecca R ^a   Kennedy, Brian P ^a   Chamberlain, C Page ^a   Blum, Joel D ^a   Folt, Carol L ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; NITROGEN ISOTOPE;

USA, VERMONT;

EID: 0032565575     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00018-7     Document Type: Article

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