Contribution of sediment focussing to heterogeneity of organic carbon and phosphorus burial in small lakes

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 290-304

  Mackay, Eleanor B ^a,b   Jones, Ian D ^a   Folkard, Andrew M ^b   Barker, Philip ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Particle size; Resuspension; Wave mixing; Wind induced currents

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84855345891     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2011.02616.x     Document Type: Article

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