Dust mediated transfer of phosphorus to alpine lake ecosystems of the Wind River Range, Wyoming, USA

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2014, Pages 259-278

  Brahney, J ^a,d   Ballantyne, A P ^b   Kociolek, P ^a   Spaulding, S ^a   Otu, M ^a   Porwoll, T ^c   Neff, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c USDA Forest Service Bridger Teton National Forest   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alpine lakes; Atmospheric deposition; Dust; Phosphorus; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

ASTERIONELLA FORMOSA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; PSEUDOSTAUROSIRA; PSEUDOSTAUROSIRA BREVISTRIATA;

EID: 84904820151     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-014-9994-x     Document Type: Article

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