Patterns and drivers of riverine nitrogen (N) across alpine, subarctic, and boreal Sweden

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2014, Pages 105-120

  Sponseller, Ryan A ^a   Temnerud, Johan ^b,c   Bishop, Kevin ^b,d   Laudon, Hjalmar ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Catchment; Inorganic nitrogen; Organic nitrogen; Rivers; Streams; Watershed

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904797216     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-014-9984-z     Document Type: Article

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