Dynamics of dissolved inorganic carbon and aquatic metabolism in the Tana River basin, Kenya

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 6911-6928

  Tamooh, F ^a,b   Borges, A V ^c   Meysman, F J R ^d,e   Van Den Meersche, K ^d,f   Dehairs, F ^d   Merckx, R ^a   Bouillon, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^e ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^f CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON FLUX; CHLOROPHYLL A; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; DIURNAL VARIATION; GROUNDWATER; LIGHT EFFECT; METABOLISM; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER COLUMN;

KENYA; TANA BASIN;

EID: 84887313795     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-6911-2013     Document Type: Article

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