Seasonal variability of diurnal in-stream nitrate concentration oscillations under hydrologically stable conditions

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-140

  Rusjan, Simon ^a   Mikoš, Matjaž ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Diurnal oscillations; Forested watersheds; High frequency measurements; In stream nitrate; Seasonality; Slovenia

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; DIURNAL VARIATION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; NITRATE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; STREAMWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATERSHED;

SLOVENIA;

EID: 77950461011     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-009-9361-5     Document Type: Article

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