Nutrient composition, microbial biomass and activity at the air-water interface of small boreal forest lakes

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 363, Issue , 1997, Pages 261-270

  Munster U ^a   Heikkinen, E ^b   Knulst, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activity; Air water interface; Boreal lakes; Microbial biomass; Neuston; Nutrients; Surface microlayer

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLUMBELLIFERYL ALPHA D GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; AIR WATER INTERFACE; BOREAL FOREST LAKE; CHLOROPHYLL; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD WEB; MEASUREMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT COMPOSITION; PHOSPHORUS; SAMPLING; SURFACE MICROLAYER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AIR-WATER INTERFACE; LAKE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NUTRIENT COMPOSITION;

EID: 0031399473     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003106713091     Document Type: Conference Paper

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