Silica retention in the Three Gorges Reservoir

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 112, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 209-228

  Ran, Xiangbin ^a,b   Yu, Zhigang ^a   Yao, Qingzhen ^a   Chen, Hongtao ^a   Guo, Hongbo ^c,d  

^a Ocean University of China   (China)

^b FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (China)

^c OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^d Tianjin Environment Monitoring Center   (China)

Author keywords

Biogenic silica; Dissolved silicate; Retention; Three Gorges Reservoirs

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; DISSOLVED LOAD; DRY SEASON; IMPOUNDMENT; MASS BALANCE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SILICA; WATER COLUMN;

CHINA; HUBEI; THREE GORGES RESERVOIR; XIANGXI BAY; YANGTZE BASIN;

EID: 84874692457     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-012-9717-0     Document Type: Article

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