Water renewal along the aquatic continuum offsets cumulative retention by lakes: Implications for the character of organic carbon in boreal lakes

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 535-545

  Muller R A ^a   Futter, M N ^b   Sobek, S ^a   Nisell, J ^b   Bishop, K ^b   Weyhenmeyer, G A ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Colour; Lake; Landscape; Organic carbon; Time

Indexed keywords

BIOTRANSFORMATION; BOREAL FOREST; COLOR; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LAKE WATER; LANDSCAPE; ORGANIC CARBON; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 84884412491     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-013-0298-3     Document Type: Article

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