Emerging global role of small lakes and ponds: Little things mean a lot

Limnetica

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-24

  Downing, John A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Global limnology; Lake size; Lakes; Ponds; Sequestration

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; LAKE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LIMNOLOGY; POND;

EID: 78549289539     PISSN: 02138409     EISSN: 19891806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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