Characterizing nitrogen dynamics, retention and transport in a tropical rainforest stream using an in situ 15N addition

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 143-160

  Merriam, Jeffrey L ^a   McDowell, William H ^a   Tank, Jennifer L ^b   Wollheim, Wil M ^a   Crenshaw, Chelsea L ^c   Johnson, Sherri L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

15N tracer; Ammonium uptake; LINX; Nitrification; Nitrogen retention

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; RAINFOREST; RETENTION; STREAM; TRACER;

PUERTO RICO;

ATYA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); EPHEMEROPTERA; EPILITHON; LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE;

EID: 0036147425     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2002.00785.x     Document Type: Article

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