Retention of nitrogen, phosphorus and silicon in a large semi-arid riverine lake system

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-63

  Cook, Perran L M ^a,b   Aldridge, K T ^c   Lamontagne, S ^b   Brookes, J D ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lake; Lake Albert; Lake Alexandrina; Nitrogen; Nitrogen fixation; Nutrient budget; Phosphorus; River Murray; Silicon; Stoichiometry

Indexed keywords

IMPOUNDMENT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT BUDGET; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OUTFLOW; PHOSPHORUS; RESERVOIR; SEMIARID REGION; SILICON; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; STOICHIOMETRY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALIA; EUROPE; LAKE ALEXANDRINA; MURRAY RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77954028131     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-009-9389-6     Document Type: Article

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