Articles | Volume 14, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-767-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-767-2017
Research article
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20 Feb 2017
Research article |  | 20 Feb 2017

Isotopic composition of nitrate and particulate organic matter in a pristine dam reservoir of western India: implications for biogeochemical processes

Pratirupa Bardhan, Syed Wajih Ahmad Naqvi, Supriya G. Karapurkar, Damodar M. Shenoy, Siby Kurian, and Hema Naik

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AR by Pratirupa Bardhan on behalf of the Authors (26 Dec 2016)
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Although India has the third highest number of dams globally, there is a knowledge gap on the cycling of bioessential elements in such systems. This study (first of its kind) investigates the stable isotopes of nitrate and particulate organic matter in a pristine Indian reservoir. Nitrogen transformations in the anaerobic bottom waters were isotopically characterised. Overall, solar intensity, water depth and redox conditions are the major controls on the biogeochemical cycling in this system.
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