Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios in surface sediments from lakes of western Ireland: Implications for inferring past lake productivity and nitrogen loading

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 167-184

  Woodward, Craig A ^a   Potito, Aaron P ^b   Beilman, David W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Human impact; Ireland; Lake sediments; Paleolimnology; Stable carbon isotopes; Stable nitrogen isotopes

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; ALLOCHTHON; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BOG; CARBON ISOTOPE; HYPOLIMNION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; METHANE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

IRELAND;

ALGAE; BOS;

EID: 84855992490     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-011-9568-z     Document Type: Article

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