Interannual variation of the isotopic composition of sedimenting organic carbon and nitrogen in Lake Lugano: A long-term sediment trap study

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 839-849

  Lehmann, Moritz F ^a,c   Bernasconi, Stefano M ^a   Barbieri, Alberto ^b   Simona, Marco ^b   McKenzie, Judith A ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Laboratorio Studi Ambientali   (Switzerland)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; DENITRIFICATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEDIMENT TRAP;

EID: 2942620411     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2004.49.3.0839     Document Type: Article

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