Photochemical mineralization of dissolved organic nitrogen to ammonia in prairie lakes

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 693, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-80

  Jeff, Sereda ^a   Hunter, Kristine ^a   Vandergucht, David ^a   Hudson, Jeff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Dissolved organic nitrogen; Lakes; Photoammonification; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION; AMMONIA; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MINERALIZATION; PH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 84864317933     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1087-z     Document Type: Article

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