The regional and global significance of nitrogen removal in lakes and reservoirs

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 143-157

  Harrison, John A ^a   Maranger, Roxane J ^b   Alexander, Richard B ^c   Giblin, Anne E ^d   Jacinthe, Pierre Andre ^e   Mayorga, Emilio ^f   Seitzinger, Sybil P ^f   Sobota, Daniel J ^a   Wollheim, Wilfred M ^g  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Global limnology; Lakes; Nitrogen; Nitrogen removal; Reservoirs

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; DRAINAGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAKE; LIMNOLOGY; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; RESERVOIR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATERSHED;

EID: 62149139764     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-008-9272-x     Document Type: Article

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