The influence of catchment characteristics on the seasonality of carbon and nitrogen species concentrations in upland rivers of Northern Scotland

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-19

  Clark, M J ^a,b   Cresser, M S ^a   Smart, R ^a   Chapman, P J ^b   Edwards, A C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Dissolved organic carbon; Dissolved organic nitrogen; Modelling; Nitrate; Nitrogen species; Seasonality; Upland catchment

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; MODELING; RIVER WATER; SEASONALITY; UPLAND REGION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 3342941002     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOG.0000025733.07568.11     Document Type: Article

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