Relationships between the isotopic composition of dissolved organic carbon and its bioavailability in contrasting Ozark streams

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 513, Issue , 2004, Pages 153-169

  Ziegler, Susan E ^a   Brisco, Sherri L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Dissolved organic carbon (DOC); Inorganic nutrients; Organic matter sources; Stable isotopes; Streams

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; COMPOSITION; DEBRIS; ECOSYSTEMS; STREAM FLOW; WATERSHEDS;

BIOAVAILABILITY; STREAM WATERS;

COASTAL ENGINEERING;

BIOAVAILABILITY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; STREAM;

ALGAE;

EID: 1842477278     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:hydr.0000018180.54292.47     Document Type: Article

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