Evaporation as a nutrient retention mechanism at Sycamore Creek, Arizona

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 603, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 241-252

  McLaughlin, Christine ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic mechanism; Evaporation; Nitrate; Nutrient cycling; Retention

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; ECOSYSTEMS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS;

ABIOTIC MECHANISM; NUTRIENT RETENTION MECHANISM;

EVAPORATION;

CHLORIDE; EVAPORATION; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT BUDGET; RETENTION; STREAMWATER;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; SYCAMORE CREEK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41049112874     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-9275-y     Document Type: Article

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