Identification of nitrogen sources to four small lakes in the agricultural region of Khorezm, Uzbekistan

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 357-368

  Shanafield, Margaret ^a   Rosen, Michael ^b   Saito, Laurel ^c   Chandra, Sudeep ^c   Lamers, John ^d   Nishonov, Bakhriddin ^e  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d UNESCO ZEF German Uzbek Khorezm Project   (Uzbekistan)

^e Hydrometeorological Research Institute   (Uzbekistan)

Author keywords

Agricultural runoff; Anthropogenic impacts; Lakes; Nitrogen cycling; Stable nitrogen isotopes; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LAKE POLLUTION; LAND USE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; ZOOPLANKTON;

AMU DARYA RIVER; ARAL SEA; KHORAZM; UZBEKISTAN;

EID: 78649999048     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-010-9509-3     Document Type: Article

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