Carbon evasion/accumulation ratio in boreal lakes is linked to nitrogen

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 363-374

  Kortelainen, Pirkko ^a   Rantakari, Miitta ^a,e   Pajunen, Hannu ^b   Mattsson, Tuija ^a   Juutinen, Sari ^c,e   Larmola, Tuula ^c,f   Alm, Jukka ^d   Silvola, Jouko ^c   Martikainen, Pertti J ^c  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

boreal lakes; C evasion accumulation; carbon; drivers; nitrogen; water chemistry

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; TRUCK DRIVERS;

BOREAL LAKES; C EVASION/ACCUMULATION; C SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATIC DRIVERS; CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; LAKE WATERS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

LAKES;

AIR-WATER INTERACTION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BOREAL; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE WATER; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WATER CHEMISTRY;

FINLAND;

EID: 84881103643     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gbc.20036     Document Type: Article

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