Sources of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in a Rocky Mountain stream using chemical fractionation and stable isotopes

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 231-255

  Hood, Eran ^a   Williams, Mark W ^b   Mcknight, Diane M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic matter; DOC; Snowmelt; Stable isotopes; Terrestrial aquatic linkages; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; MOUNTAIN STREAM; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EID: 22144451156     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-004-4322-5     Document Type: Article

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