Isotopic (δ13C) evidence for the autochthonous origin of sediment organic matter in the small and acidic Lake Katanuma, Japan

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 253-257

  Doi, Hideyuki ^a   Kikuchi, Eisuke ^a   Hino, Shuji ^b   Itoh, Takeru ^b   Takagi, Shigeto ^a   Shikano, Shuichi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benthic diatom; C:N ratio; Particulate organic matter; Terrestrial plant

Indexed keywords

AUTHOCHTHON; CARBON ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LAKE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PHYTOBENTHOS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

JAPAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLAMYDOMONAS; FAGUS; FAGUS CRENATA; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; PINNULARIA; PINNULARIA BRAUNII; SASA; SASA KURILENSIS;

EID: 0042349702     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF02035     Document Type: Article

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