Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus accumulation in novel ecosystems: Shallow lakes in degraded fen areas

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 63-71

  Cabezas, Alvaro ^a   Pallasch, Matthias ^a   Schönfelder, Ilka ^b   Gelbrecht, Jörg ^a   Zak, Dominik ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b Büro für Diatomeenanalyse   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ecosystem service; Fen; NE Germany; New sediment layer; Nutrient sink; Restoration

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; EUTROPHICATION; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LAKES; NITROGEN; PEAT; PHOSPHORUS; RESTORATION; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENTS;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FEN; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES; MANAGEMENT EFFORTS; NUTRIENT SINK; SEDIMENT LAYERS; TROPHIC CONDITIONS; WATER EUTROPHICATION;

WETLANDS;

ACCUMULATION; CARBON; DIATOM; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EUTROPHICATION; FEN; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REWETTING; SEDIMENT CORE; TOPSOIL; WATER QUALITY;

GERMANY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84900562656     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2013.10.037     Document Type: Article

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