Stable carbon isotope biogeochemistry of lakes along a trophic gradient

Biogeosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 6265-6276

  De Kluijver, A ^a   Schoon, P L ^a   Downing, J A ^b   Schouten, S ^a,c   Middelburg, J J ^a,c  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CARBON ISOTOPE; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MAIZE; PHYTOPLANKTON; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 84912135005     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-6265-2014     Document Type: Article

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