Silica fluxes and trapping in two contrasting natural impoundments of the upper Mississippi River

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 217-230

  Triplett, L D ^a,b   Engstrom, D R ^c   Conley, D J ^d   Schellhaass, S M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c ST CROIX WATERSHED RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e Metropolitan Council   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogenic silica; Dissolved silicate; Mississippi River; Nutrient cycling; Phytolith; Riverine lake

Indexed keywords

BIOAVAILABILITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MASS BALANCE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYTOLITH; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SILICA; TRAPPING;

LAKE PEPIN; LAKE SAINT CROIX; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 41149117466     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-008-9178-7     Document Type: Article

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