Effects of salmon carcass decomposition on biofilm growth and wood decomposition

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 767-773

  Fisher Wold, Amy K ^a   Hershey, Anne E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM GROWTH; CHLOROPHYLL; DECOMPOSITION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ALGAL MAT; BIOFILM; CARRION; DECOMPOSITION; GROWTH; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

LITTLE KNIFE RIVER; MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032797308     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f99-030     Document Type: Article

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