Hydrochemistry dynamics in remote mountain lakes and its relation to catchment and atmospheric features: The case study of Sabocos Tarn, Pyrenees

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 231-247

  Santolaria, Zoe ^a   Arruebo, Tomas ^a   Urieta, José Santiago ^a   Lanaja, Francisco Javier ^a   Pardo, Alfonso ^a   Matesanz, José ^a   Rodriguez Casals, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acidification; Alkalinity; Bathymetry; Glacial lake; Hydrochemistry; Nitrogen; Nutrient cycle; Remote lake; Tarn

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ALKALINITY; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; BEDROCK; GLACIAL LAKE; GLOBAL CHANGE; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; AIR MASS; CATCHMENT; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DOLOMITE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; ICE COVER; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKE WATER; LIMESTONE; MOUNTAIN REGION; NITROGEN; PH; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

PYRENEES;

FRESH WATER; NITROGEN; SNOW;

ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ICE COVER; KINETICS; LAKE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASON; SPAIN; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

ALTITUDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; ICE COVER; KINETICS; LAKES; NITROGEN; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASONS; SNOW; SPAIN; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

EID: 84925707269     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3310-0     Document Type: Article

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