A geochemical record of recent anthropogenic nutrient loading and enhanced productivity in Lake Nansihu, China

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-24

  Liu, Enfeng ^a   Shen, Ji ^a   Zhang, Enlou ^a   Wu, Yanhong ^a   Yang, Liyuan ^b  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JINAN   (China)

Author keywords

13C and 15N; Anthropogenic nutrient inputs; Lake Nansihu; Phosphorus; Productivity; Sediment; TOC and TN

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DIAGENESIS; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; HISTORICAL RECORD; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEDIMENT CORE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

CHINA; NANSI LAKE; SHANDONG;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77952672875     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-009-9382-z     Document Type: Article

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