Organic carbon spiraling in an Idaho river

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 424-433

  Thomas, Steven A ^a   Royer, Todd V ^b   Snyder, Eric B ^c   Davis, Jeffrey C ^d  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Aquatic Restoration and Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon turnover; Ecosystem metabolism; Organic carbon; Snake River; Spiraling

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; ORGANIC CARBON; TURNOVER;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; SNAKE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28844495899     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-005-0790-5     Document Type: Article

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