Retention of dissolved silica within the fluvial system of the conterminous USA

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 112, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 637-659

  Lauerwald, Ronny ^a   Hartmann, Jens ^a   Moosdorf, Nils ^a   Dürr, Hans H ^b,d   Kempe, Stephan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Dissolved silica; Land ocean matter transfer; Retention; Rivers; Silicon cycle

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COASTAL WATER; DAM CONSTRUCTION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; EUTROPHICATION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LAND-SEA INTERACTION; MASS TRANSFER; MOBILIZATION; RETENTION; SILICA; SILICON;

MISSISSIPPI RIVER; SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874705811     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-012-9754-8     Document Type: Article

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