Semi-annual carbon and nitrogen isotope variations in the water column of Lake Bled, NW Slovenia

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-11

  Bratkic A ^a   Sturm M ^a   Faganeli, J ^b   Ogrinc, N ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BACTERIUM; CARBON ISOTOPE; CORRELATION; DENITRIFICATION; HYPOLIMNION; MESOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; METHANOTROPHY; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SAMPLING; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER COLUMN;

LAKE BLED; SLOVENIA;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84855526898     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-1-2012     Document Type: Article

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