Evidence for the respiration of ancient terrestrial organic C in northern temperate lakes and streams

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 109, Issue 42, 2012, Pages 16963-16968

  McCallister, S Leigh ^a   Del Giorgio, Paul A ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic carbon cycle; Aquatic CO2 emissions; Aquatic respiration; Priming effect; Source and age of labile OC

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FRESH WATER; ORGANIC CARBON; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANTIQUITY; ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; LAKE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREAM (RIVER); TERRESTRIAL SURFACE WATERS; WATERSHED;

BACTERIA; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; LAKES; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; QUEBEC; RIVERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867635751     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1207305109     Document Type: Article

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