Separating the influences of diagenesis, productivity and anthropogenic nitrogen deposition on sedimentary δ15N variations

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 75, Issue , 2014, Pages 140-150

  Brahney, J ^a   Ballantyne, A P ^b   Turner, B L ^c   Spaulding, S A ^a   Otu, M ^a   Neff, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Atmospheric nitrogen deposition; C N ratio; Diagenesis; Diatoms; Lake sediments; Nitrogen isotopes

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPES; LAKES; NITROGEN; PRODUCTIVITY; SEDIMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC NITROGEN DEPOSITION; C/N RATIO; DIAGENESIS; DIATOMS; LAKE SEDIMENTS; NITROGEN ISOTOPES;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BENTHOS; CARBON; DIAGENESIS; DIATOM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MODEL TEST; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MATTER; OVERPRINTING; PLANKTON; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENTATION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS; TETON RANGE; UNITED STATES; UPPER FREMONT GLACIER; WIND RIVER; WYOMING;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84946085503     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2014.07.003     Document Type: Article

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