Factors affecting ammonium uptake in streams - An inter-biome perspective

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1329-1352

  Webster, Jackson R ^a   Mulholland, Patrick J ^b   Tank, Jennifer L ^c   Valett, H Maurice ^a   Dodds, Walter K ^d   Peterson, Bruce J ^e   Bowden, William B ^f   Dahm, Clifford N ^g   Findlay, Stuart ^h   Gregory, Stanley V ⁱ   Grimm, Nancy B ^j   Hamilton, Stephen K ^k   Johnson, Sherri L ^l   Martí, Eugènia ^m   McDowell, William H ⁿ   Meyer, Judy L ^o   Morrall, Donna D ^p   Thomas, Steven A ^q   Wollheim, Wilfred M ⁿ  

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

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^d KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^h CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

ⁱ OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^m CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^p PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^q Eco Metrics Inc   (United States)

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Author keywords

Biome; Metabolism; Nitrogen; Stable isotope; Transient storage

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; STREAM;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0041699699     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.01094.x     Document Type: Review

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