Tracing the Sources of Exported Nitrate in the Turkey Lakes Watershed Using15N/14N and18O/16O isotopic ratios
โ Scribed by John Spoelstra; Sherry L. Schiff; Richard J. Elgood; Ray G. Semkin; Dean S. Jeffries
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 135 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-9840
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