FOCUS - Freshwater and OCeanic science Unit of reSearch - ULiège
Disciplines :
Aquatic sciences & oceanology
Author, co-author :
Geeraert, N.; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200E, Louvain, Belgium
Omengo, F. O.; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200E, Louvain, Belgium, Kenya Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 40241-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Borges, Alberto ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Chemical Oceanography Unit (AGO)
Govers, G.; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200E, Louvain, Belgium
Bouillon, S.; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200E, Louvain, Belgium
Language :
English
Title :
Shifts in the carbon dynamics in a tropical lowland river system (Tana River, Kenya) during flooded and non-flooded conditions
Publication date :
2017
Journal title :
Biogeochemistry
ISSN :
0168-2563
eISSN :
1573-515X
Publisher :
Springer International Publishing
Volume :
132
Issue :
1-2
Pages :
141-163
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
European Projects :
FP7 - 240002 - AFRIVAL - African river basins: catchment-scale carbon fluxes and transformations.
Name of the research project :
AFRIVAL
Funders :
KU Leuven - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven [BE] FWO - Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Vlaanderen [BE] CER - Conseil Européen de la Recherche [BE] F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE] CE - Commission Européenne [BE]
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