The effects of dissolved organic carbon, acidity and seasonality on metal geochemistry within a forested catchment on the Precambrian Shield, central Ontario, Canada

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 271-289

  Landre, Amanda L ^a   Watmough, Shaun A ^a   Dillon, Peter J ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acidity; Dissolved organic carbon; Forest catchment; Metal; Seasonality; Wetland

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DROUGHT; FORESTED CATCHMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; SEASONALITY; SOIL WATER; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

CANADIAN SHIELD; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 63149117364     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-009-9305-0     Document Type: Article

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