Seasonal and interannual variability of plankton carbon isotope ratios in a subarctic lake

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 417-426

  Gu, B ^a   Alexander, V ^b   Schell, D M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LAKE; PLANKTON; SEASONALITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

UNITED STATES;

DAPHNIA MIDDENDORFIANA;

EID: 0032758186     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1999.00472.x     Document Type: Article

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