Water chemistry of high elevation colorado wilderness lakes

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 387-414

  Musselman, Robert C ^a   Slauson, William L ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidification; Alpine; ANC; Atmospheric deposition; Nitrogen; Rocky Mountains; Subalpine

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846469746     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-004-0369-6     Document Type: Article

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