A tracer investigation of nitrogen cycling in a pristine tundra river

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2361-2367

  Peterson, Bruce J ^a   Bahr, Michele ^a   Kling, George W ^b  

^a ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN CYCLING; RIVER; TRACER;

ALASKA; KUPARUK RIVER; USA;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; EPILITHON;

EID: 0031430464     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-142     Document Type: Article

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