Nutrient spiraling in streams and river networks

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Ensign, Scott H ^a   Doyle, Martin W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; NITRATE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHATE; RIVER WATER; STREAMWATER;

EID: 34848892765     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JG000114     Document Type: Article

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