δ15N values in Lake Erie sediments as indicators of nitrogen biogeochemical dynamics during cultural eutrophication

Chemical Geology

Volumn 273, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-7

  Lu, Yuehan ^a   Meyers, Philip A ^a   Johengen, Thomas H ^a   Eadie, Brian J ^b   Robbins, John A ^b   Han, Haejin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NOAA GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological silica; Denitrification; Lake Erie; Sediment; Stable nitrogen isotopes; Total phosphorus

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DENITRIFICATION; EUTROPHICATION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SILICA; STABLE ISOTOPE;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 77950940494     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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