Spatial and seasonal variations in δ13C AND δ15N of particulate organic matter in a dam-controlled subtropical river

River Research and Applications

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1169-1176

  Chen, Fajin ^a,b   Jia, Guodong ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Dam; Isotopes; Particulate organic matter; Reservoir; River

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON ISOTOPE; DAM; FRESHWATER INPUT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PLANKTON; RESERVOIR; RIVER WATER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ASIA; BEIJIANG BASIN; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 70350291212     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1225     Document Type: Article

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