Quantifying nitrate dynamics in an oligotrophic lake using Δ17O

Biogeosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 687-702

  Tsunogai, U ^a   Daita, S ^a   Komatsu, D D ^a   Nakagawa, F ^a   Tanaka, A ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DEPOSITION; EUPHOTIC ZONE; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; LAKE; LAKE WATER; MINERALIZATION; MIXING RATIO; NITRATE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER COLUMN;

HOKKAIDO; JAPAN; MASHU LAKE;

EID: 79952950126     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-687-2011     Document Type: Article

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