Nitrogen and carbon uptake dynamics in Lake Superior

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Kumar, Sanjeev ^a,b   Sterner, Robert W ^a   Finlay, Jacqucs C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LAKE WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER COLUMN; WATER QUALITY;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE SUPERIOR; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 61749083836     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JG000720     Document Type: Article

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