Measurements of phosphorus uptake by macrophytes and epiphytes from the LaPlatte river (VT) using 32P in stream microcosms

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 285-299

  Pelton, Deborah K ^a,b   Levine, Suzanne N ^a   Braner, Moshe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC MACROPHYTE; EPIPHYTE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHORUS;

USA, VERMONT, LAPLATTE RIVER;

EID: 0031966427     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1998.00281.x     Document Type: Article

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