New organic matter degradation proxies: Valid in lake systems?

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2023-2033

  Meckler, A N ^a,d,e   Schubert, C J ^a   Cowie, G L ^b   Peiffer, S ^c   Dittrich, M ^a  

^a Limnological Research Center   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CHLORIN; DEGRADATION; DIAGENESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; LAKE; ORGANIC MATTER;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; LAKE ZUG; SWITZERLAND; WORLD;

EID: 9244246325     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2004.49.6.2023     Document Type: Article

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