Patterns and regulation of dissolved organic carbon: An analysis of 7,500 widely distributed lakes

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1208-1219

  Sobek, Sebastian ^a,e   Tranvik, Lars J ^a   Prairie, Yves T ^b   Kortelainen, Pirkko ^c   Cole, Jonathan J ^d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^e ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; LAKE WATER; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; SOIL CARBON;

EID: 34249698239     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2007.52.3.1208     Document Type: Article

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