Periphyton metabolism along a nutrient gradient in a desert river (Truckee River, Nevada, USA)

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 507-516

  Uehlinger, Urs ^a   Brock, James T ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Chamber method; Community respiration; Nutrients; P R; Primary production

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; METABOLISM; PERIPHYTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RIVER; TROPHIC STATUS;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; TRUCKEE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28844441582     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-005-0788-z     Document Type: Article

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