A long-term study of catchment inputs of 137Cs to a subalpine lake in the form of allochthonous terrestrial plant material

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 642, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-106

  Brittain, John E ^a,b   Bjørnstad, Helge E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c Solberg Sand   (Norway)

Author keywords

Catchment inputs; Chernobyl; CPOM; Ecological half life; Radiocaesium; Radionuclides

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; CHERNOBYL; CPOM; ECOLOGICAL HALF-LIVES; FOOD CHAIN; MOUNTAIN BIRCH; PLANT MATERIAL; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RADIOCAESIUM; TERRESTRIAL PLANTS; WOODY MATERIALS;

CATCHMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; LAKES; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; RUNOFF;

CESIUM;

ALLOCHTHON; CATCHMENT; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; HALF LIFE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RADIONUCLIDE; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; TERRESTRIAL DEPOSIT;

NORWAY; OPPLAND; OVRE HEIMDALSVATN;

BETULA NANA; BETULA PUBESCENS SUBSP. TORTUOSA; BRYOPHYTA; JUNIPERUS; SALIX;

EID: 77949653122     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0163-5     Document Type: Article

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