Use of sediment elemental and isotopic compositions to record the eutrophication of a polymictic reservoir in central Texas, USA

Lakes and Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-39

  Filstrup, Christopher T ^a   Thad Scott, J ^b   White, Joseph D ^a   Lind, Owen T ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Organic matter; Paleolimnology; Reservoir; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

EUTROPHICATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE ORGANIC NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESERVOIR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT CORE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950535936     PISSN: 13205331     EISSN: 14401770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1770.2010.00420.x     Document Type: Article

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