Redox potential and seasonal porewater biogeochemistry of three mountain wetlands in Southeastern Kentucky, USA

Aquatic Geochemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 349-370

  Thompson, Yvonne ^a   Sandefur, Brian C ^a   Karathanasis, A D ^a   D'Angelo, Elisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anoxic Appalachian seep; Dissolved organic carbon; Ground water; Hydrophytic community; Iron; Peepers; Porewater chemistry; Precipitation; Redox potential; Sulfate; Water levels

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; GROUNDWATER; IRON; PH; POREWATER; REDOX POTENTIAL; SULFATE; WATER CHEMISTRY; WETLAND;

APPALACHIANS; KENTUCKY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BRYOPHYTA; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 68949086452     PISSN: 13806165     EISSN: 15731421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10498-008-9042-3     Document Type: Article

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