Organic matter dynamics and stable isotope signature as tracers of the sources of suspended sediment

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1985-1996

  Schindler Wildhaber, Y ^a   Liechti, R ^a   Alewell, C ^a  

^a Institute for Environmental Geosciences   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHON; ARABLE LAND; AUTOCHTHON; BREEDING SEASON; CARBON ISOTOPE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FITNESS; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HEALTH RISK; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NITRATE; ORGANIC MATTER; PASTURE; RIVER BED; SALMONID; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SILTATION; SOIL EROSION; SPATIAL VARIATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUSPENDED LOAD; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRACER;

SWISS PLATEAU; SWITZERLAND;

SALMO TRUTTA;

EID: 84861811019     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-1985-2012     Document Type: Article

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