Nutrient limitation of epilithic and epixylic biofilms in ten North American streams

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1031-1049

  Tank, Jennifer L ^a   Dodds, Walter K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Epilithon; Fungi; Nitrogen; Nutrients; Periphyton; Phosphorus; Stream

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; BIOMASS; INORGANIC NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; STREAM;

NORTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EPILITHON; FUNGI; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA;

EID: 0037938671     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.01067.x     Document Type: Article

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