Lake eutrophication and its implications for organic carbon sequestration in Europe

Global Change Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2741-2751

  Anderson, N J ^a   Bennion, H ^b   Lotter, A F ^c  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Fertilizer; Lake carbon burial; Lake eutrophication and organic C burial; Land use; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DIAGENESIS; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZER; LAKE; LAND USE CHANGE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHORUS;

EUROPE;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; CARBON; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ANALYSIS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; EUROPE; EUTROPHICATION; LAKE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEDIMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AGROCHEMICALS; CARBON; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EUROPE; EUTROPHICATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LAKES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

EID: 84905125789     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12584     Document Type: Article

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