Carbon-13 Depletion in a Subalpine Lake: Carbon Flow Implications
- 8 September 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 201 (4359) , 901-902
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.201.4359.901
Abstract
Plankton (larger than 76 micrometers) taken from an undisturbed oligotrophic was found to have δ 13 C values (= 13 C/ 12 C relative to the Pee Dee belemnite standard) ranging from –44 to –47 per mil. This extraordinary 13 C depletion, together with characteristics of the inorganic carbon pool, indicates that lake respiration as well as surrounding soil respiration provide important carbon sources for plankton production in this lake.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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