Organic matter mineralisation in the hypolimnion of an eutrophic Maar lake

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 225-237

  Fahrner, Sven ^a   Radke, Michael ^a   Karger, Dorothée ^b   Blodau, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b University of Koblenz Landau ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Eutrophic lake; Fresh water; Iron reduction; Methanogenesis; Sulphate reduction

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CARBON FLUX; CRATER LAKE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EMISSION; ESTIMATION METHOD; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; HYPOLIMNION; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MAAR; MASS BALANCE; METHANOGENESIS; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; REDOX CONDITIONS; REDUCTION; RESPIRATION; SEDIMENTATION; SULFATE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; MEERFELDER MAAR; RHINELAND-PALATINATE;

EID: 50649093528     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-008-8008-2     Document Type: Article

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