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@article{Goldberg:2015:10.1038/ncomms7347,
author = {Goldberg, SJ and Ball, GI and Allen, BC and Schladow, SG and Simpson, AJ and Masoom, H and Soong, R and Graven, HD and Aluwihare, LI},
doi = {10.1038/ncomms7347},
journal = {Nature Communications},
title = {Refractory dissolved organic nitrogen accumulation in high-elevation lakes},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7347},
volume = {6},
year = {2015}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - The role of dissolved organic matter (DOM) as either a sink for inorganic nutrients or anadditional nutrient source is an often-neglected component of nutrient budgets in aquaticenvironments. Here, we examined the role of DOM in reactive nitrogen (N) storage in SierraNevada (California, USA) lakes where atmospheric deposition of N has shifted the lakestoward seasonal phosphorus (P)-limitation. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopyand isotope analyses performed on DOM isolated from Lake Tahoe reveal the accumulationof refractory proteinaceous material with a 100–200-year residence time. Incontrast, smaller lakes in the same watershed contain DOM with typical terrestrial characteristics,indicating that proteins in Lake Tahoe are autochthonously produced. These datasupport the role of DOM as a possible sink for reactive N in these lake ecosystems andidentify a potential role for DOM in affecting the inorganic nutrient stoichiometry of theseenvironments.
AU - Goldberg,SJ
AU - Ball,GI
AU - Allen,BC
AU - Schladow,SG
AU - Simpson,AJ
AU - Masoom,H
AU - Soong,R
AU - Graven,HD
AU - Aluwihare,LI
DO - 10.1038/ncomms7347
PY - 2015///
SN - 2041-1723
TI - Refractory dissolved organic nitrogen accumulation in high-elevation lakes
T2 - Nature Communications
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7347
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/25619
VL - 6
ER -
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