Assessing the sources and magnitude of diurnal nitrate variability in the San Joaquin River (California) with an in situ optical nitrate sensor and dual nitrate isotopes

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 376-387

  Pellerin, Brian A ^a   Downing, Bryan D ^a   Kendall, Carol ^b   Dahlgren, Randy A ^c   Kraus, Tamara E C ^a   Saraceno, Johnfranco ^a   Spencer, Robert G M ^c   Bergamaschi, Brian A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Diurnal; Isotopes; Nitrate; Sensors

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 58249120621     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2008.02111.x     Document Type: Article

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