The carbon and nitrogen composition of suspended particulate matter in Lake Erie, selected tributaries, and its outflow

....................................................................................................................................................iii Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................................. iv Dedication.................................................................................................................................................. v Table of

[1]  J. Bloesch,et al.  A critical review of sedimentation trap technique , 1980, Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Hydrologie.

[2]  S. Higgins,et al.  The Wall of Green: The Status of Cladophora glomerata on the Northern Shores of Lake Erie's Eastern Basin, 1995–2002 , 2005 .

[3]  William D. Taylor,et al.  The nearshore phosphorus shunt: a consequence of ecosystem engineering by dreissenids in the Laurentian Great Lakes , 2004 .

[4]  G. Mackie,et al.  Biology of the exotic zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, in relation to native bivalves and its potential impact in Lake St. Clair , 1991, Hydrobiologia.

[5]  C. Osmond,et al.  Comparisons of δ13C values in leaves of aquatic macrophytes from different habitats in Britain and Finland; some implications for photosynthetic processes in aquatic plants , 1981, Oecologia.

[6]  D. O. Hessen,et al.  Phytoplankton contribution to sestonic mass and elemental ratios in lakes: Implications for zooplankton nutrition , 2003 .

[7]  James M. Thomas,et al.  Environmental isotopes in hydrogeology , 2003 .

[8]  James E. Cloern,et al.  Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope composition of aquatic and terrestrial plants of the San Francisco Bay estuarine system , 2002 .

[9]  M. Talbot.  Nitrogen Isotopes in Palaeolimnology , 2002 .

[10]  C. Kendall,et al.  Carbon and nitrogen isotopic compositions of particulate organic matter in four large river systems across the United States , 2001 .

[11]  C. Mustin,et al.  Composition, structure and size distribution of suspended particulates from the Rhine River. , 2001, Water research.

[12]  John P. Smol,et al.  Tracking environmental change using lake sediments. Volume 2: Physical and geochemical methods. , 2001 .

[13]  J. Dighton,et al.  A 120 year record of changes in nitrogen and carbon cycling in Lake Alexandrina, South Australia: C:N, δ15N and δ13C in sediments , 2001 .

[14]  K. Nicholls,et al.  Trends in Total Phosphorus in Canadian Near–Shore Waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes: 1976–1999 , 2001 .

[15]  P. Richard,et al.  Chemical and isotopic composition of the organic matter sources in the Gulf of Gdansk (southern Baltic Sea) , 2000 .

[16]  D. Canfield,et al.  Sources of particulate organic matter in rivers from the continental USA: Lignin phenol and stable carbon isotope compositions. , 2000 .

[17]  J. Grey,et al.  Stable isotope analysis of the origins of zooplankton carbon in lakes of differing trophic state , 2000, Oecologia.

[18]  J. Baker,et al.  Seasonal variation in the biogeochemical cycling of seston in Grand Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan , 1999 .

[19]  M. Servos,et al.  Biogeochemical influences on the carbon isotope signatures of Lake Ontario biota , 1999 .

[20]  A. Casper,et al.  Isotopic analysis of three food web theories in constricted and floodplain regions of a large river , 1998, Oecologia.

[21]  D. T. Long,et al.  The origin and cycling of particulate and sedimentary organic matter and nitrate in Lake Superior , 1998 .

[22]  B. Mayer,et al.  Origin of particulate organic carbon in the upper St. Lawrence: isotopic constraints , 1998 .

[23]  D. Hodell,et al.  Production, sedimentation, and isotopic composition of organic matter in Lake Ontario , 1998 .

[24]  C. Kendall.  Tracing Nitrogen Sources and Cycling in Catchments , 1998 .

[25]  J. McDonnell,et al.  Isotope tracers in catchment hydrology , 1998 .

[26]  S. R. Daniel,et al.  Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Content Associated with Colloids and Suspended Particulates from the Mississippi River and Some of Its Tributaries , 1997 .

[27]  L. Patrolecco,et al.  C, N and their Stable Isotopes in Suspended and Sedimented Matter from the PO Estuary (Italy) , 1997 .

[28]  R. Tyson.  The role of nonliving organic matter in the earth's carbon cycle , 1997 .

[29]  R. J. Thompson,et al.  Seasonal variation in the stable carbon and nitrogen isotope biogeochemistry of a coastal cold ocean environment , 1997 .

[30]  P. Klerks,et al.  Effects of zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) on seston levels and sediment deposition in western Lake Erie , 1996 .

[31]  Donald J. Orth,et al.  The Rivers Handbook: Hydrological and Ecological Principles , 1996 .

[32]  M. Vanni,et al.  Nitrogen and phosphorus recycling by the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in the western basin of Lake Erie , 1996 .

[33]  T. Mayer,et al.  Phosphorus and Metal Contaminant Transport in Two Southern Ontario Rivers: the Grand River and its Tributary, the Nith River , 1996 .

[34]  C. Marvin,et al.  Changes in Environmental Conditions During Dreissena Colonization of a Monitoring Station in Eastern Lake Erie , 1996 .

[35]  R. Hesslein,et al.  Contributions of Benthic Algae to Lake Food Webs as Revealed by Stable Isotope Analysis , 1995, Journal of the North American Benthological Society.

[36]  D. Hodell,et al.  Using carbon isotopes of bulk sedimentary organic matter to reconstruct the history of nutrient loading and eutrophication in Lake Erie , 1995 .

[37]  Thomas H. Johengen,et al.  Trends in nutrient concentrations in Hatchery Bay, western Lake Erie, before and after Dreissena polymorpha , 1995 .

[38]  H. Boschker,et al.  Sources of organic carbon in the littoral of Lake Gooimeer as indicated by stable carbon isotope and carbohydrate compositions , 1995 .

[39]  Thomas F. Nalepa,et al.  Nutrient Changes in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, After the Establishment of the Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) , 1995 .

[40]  S. Trumbore,et al.  Carbon isotopes for characterizing sources and turnover of nonliving organic matter , 1995 .

[41]  A. Saliot.  THE ROLE OF NONLIVING ORGANIC MATTER IN THE EARTH'S CARBON CYCLE , 1995 .

[42]  Gregory A. Lang,et al.  Effects of Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) Colonization on Water Quality Parameters in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron , 1995 .

[43]  I. Droppo,et al.  Impact of river transport characteristics on contaminant sampling error and design. , 1995, Environmental science & technology.

[44]  T. Johengen,et al.  Temporal and Seasonal Trends in Nutrient Dynamics and Biomass Measures in Lakes Michigan and Ontario in Response to Phosphorus Control , 1994 .

[45]  P. Meyers.  Preservation of elemental and isotopic source identification of sedimentary organic matter , 1994 .

[46]  I. Droppo,et al.  In‐channel surficial fine‐grained sediment laminae. Part I: Physical characteristics and formational processes , 1994 .

[47]  W. Lick,et al.  The Resuspension and Transport of Fine-Grained Sediments in Lake Erie , 1994 .

[48]  E. Roseman,et al.  Colonization, Ecology, and Population Structure of the "Quagga'' Mussel (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) in the Lower Great Lakes , 1993 .

[49]  R. Hecky,et al.  The stoichiometry of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in particulate matter of lakes and oceans , 1993 .

[50]  R. Griffiths.  Effects of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) on the benthic fauna of Lake St. Clair , 1993 .

[51]  Peter Calow,et al.  The River's handbook: hydrological and ecological principles. Vol. 1 , 1993 .

[52]  R. Holland,et al.  Changes in Planktonic Diatoms and Water Transparency in Hatchery Bay, Bass Island Area, Western Lake Erie Since the Establishment of the Zebra Mussel , 1993 .

[53]  T. Nalepa,et al.  Zebra mussels : biology, impacts, and control , 1993 .

[54]  David M. Dolan,et al.  Point Source Loadings of Phosphorus to Lake Erie: 1986–1990 , 1993 .

[55]  B. Eadie,et al.  Sources, degradation and recycling of organic matter associated with sinking particles in Lake Michigan , 1993 .

[56]  Richard Thomas,et al.  Forms of Particulate Phosphorus and the Sediment Carbon/Nitrogen Ratio as Indicators of Phosphorus Origins in Aquatic Systems , 1991 .

[57]  Paul Bertram,et al.  EVIDENCE FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE LAKE ERIE ECOSYSTEM , 1991 .

[58]  W. M. Haynes.  CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics , 1990 .

[59]  P. Rundel.  Stable Isotopes in Ecological Research , 1989, Ecological Studies.

[60]  Philip W. Rundel,et al.  Stable Isotopes:History, Units, and Instrumentation , 1989 .

[61]  B. Fry,et al.  δ13C Measurements as Indicators of Carbon Flow in Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems , 1989 .

[62]  B. Peterson,et al.  STABLE ISOTOPES IN ECOSYSTEM STUDIES , 1987 .

[63]  A. S. Fraser.  Tributary and Point Source Total Phosphorus Loading to Lake Erie , 1987 .

[64]  F. Rosa.  Lake Erie Central Basin Total Phosphorus Trend Analysis from 1968 to 1982 , 1987 .

[65]  Michael J. Whiticar,et al.  Biogenic methane formation in marine and freshwater environments: CO2 reduction vs. acetate fermentation—Isotope evidence , 1986 .

[66]  D. Baker,et al.  Lake Erie Nutrient Loads, 1970–1980 , 1985 .

[67]  E. Halfon.  The Composition of Particulate Organic Matter in the Euphotic Zone of Lake Superior , 1984 .

[68]  A. Mudroch.  Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Morphology of Lake Erie Suspended Matter , 1984 .

[69]  B. Lazerte.  Stable carbon isotope ratios: implications for the source of sediment carbon and for phytoplankton carbon assimilation in Lake Memphremagog, Quebec , 1983 .

[70]  M. Charlton,et al.  Seasonal Phosphate Demand for Lake Erie Plankton , 1983 .

[71]  M. Charlton,et al.  Oxygen Depletion in Central and Eastern Lake Erie: Relationship with Bacteria, Chlorophyll, POC, and Morphometry , 1983 .

[72]  J. Bloesch,et al.  Inshore–Offshore Sedimentation Differences Resulting from Resuspension in the Eastern Basin of Lake Erie , 1982 .

[73]  M. Meybeck.  Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus transport by world rivers , 1982 .

[74]  J. Fontes,et al.  Handbook of Environmental Isotope Geochemistry. Volume 1: The Terrestrial Environment, A , 1981 .

[75]  R. Létolle.  Chapter 10 – NITROGEN-15 IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT , 1980 .

[76]  P. Deines,et al.  Chapter 9 – THE ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF REDUCED ORGANIC CARBON , 1980 .

[77]  G. Minshall,et al.  The River Continuum Concept , 1980 .

[78]  H. Wong,et al.  Nitrogen and C/N ratios in the sediments of Lakes Superior, Huron, St. Clair, Erie, and Ontario , 1977 .

[79]  H. Maccrimmon,et al.  Assessment of particulate organic matter in river water , 1977 .

[80]  P. Sly.  Lake Erie and its Basin , 1976 .

[81]  J. Jaquet,et al.  Surficial Sediments of Lake Erie , 1976 .

[82]  J. Williams,et al.  Forms of Phosphorus in the Surficial Sediments of Lake Erie , 1976 .

[83]  C. Osmond.  Environmental Control of Photosynthetic Options in Crassulacean Plants , 1975 .

[84]  R. Marcelle.  Environmental and Biological Control of Photosynthesis , 1975, Springer Netherlands.

[85]  D. Keeney.  The Nitrogen Cycle in Sediment-Water Systems , 1973 .

[86]  Wilbur L. Hartman,et al.  Lake Erie: Effects of exploitation, environmental changes and new species on the fishery resources , 1972 .

[87]  A. C. Redfield.  The biological control of chemical factors in the environment. , 1960, Science progress.

[88]  G. T. Seaborg,et al.  Table of the Isotopes , 1948 .