The effect of seasonal drying on sulphate dynamics in streams across southeastern Canada and the northeastern USA

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 111, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 393-409

  Kerr, J G ^a   Eimers, M C ^a   Creed, I F ^b   Adams, M B ^c   Beall, F ^d   Burns, D ^e   Campbell, J L ^f   Christopher, S F ^g   Clair, T A ^h   Courchesne, F ⁱ   Duchesne, L ^j   Fernandez, I ^k   Houle, D ^j   Jeffries, D S ^h   Likens, G E ^l   Mitchell, M J ^m   Shanley, J ^e   Yao, H ⁿ  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^f USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station   (United States)

^g VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^j MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^l CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^m STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

ⁿ ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Drought; Forested streams; Seasonal drying; Sulphate; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); NUTRIENT CYCLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAMWATER; SULFATE; WETLAND;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873136906     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-011-9664-1     Document Type: Article

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