The flux of carbon from rivers: The case for flux from England and Wales

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-75

  Worrall, Fred ^a   Guilbert, Tom ^b   Besien, Tim ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon; Dissolved CO2; DOC; POC; Rivers

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; DATA SET; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; RIVER;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34548551489     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-007-9145-8     Document Type: Article

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