Sensitivity to acidification of subalpine ponds and lakes in north-western Colorado

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 18, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 2817-2834

  Campbell, D H ^a   Muths, E ^a   Turk, J T ^b   Corn, P S ^c  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Water Dipper Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidification; Atmospheric; Deposition; Lakes; Ponds

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; HYDROLOGY; LAKES; PONDING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATERS;

ACID-NEUTRALIZING CAPACITIES (ANC); ACIDIC DECOMPOSITION; HIGH-ELEVATION ECOSYSTEMS; HYDROLOGICAL FLOWPATHS;

DEPOSITION;

ACIDIFICATION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; LAKE WATER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 7244254346     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.1496     Document Type: Article

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