Elemental (C, N, H and P) and stable isotope (δ15N and δ13C) signatures in sediments from Zeekoevlei, South Africa: A record of human intervention in the lake

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 349-360

  Das, Supriyo Kumar ^a   Routh, Joyanto ^a   Roychoudhury, Alakendra N ^b   Klump, J Val ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon:Nitrogen; Eutrophication; Isotopes; Organic matter; Ratios

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CYANOBACTERIUM; EUTROPHICATION; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEDIMENT CORE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE; ZEEKOEVLEI;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 41049101687     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-007-9110-5     Document Type: Article

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