Nitrification rates in a headwater stream: Influences of seasonal variation in C and N supply

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 753-768

  Starry, Olyssa S ^a,b   Valett, H Maurice ^a   Schreiber, Madeline E ^a  

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

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; C:N; Carbon; Dissolved; FBOM; Headwater streams; Microbial stream ecology; Nitrification; Nitrogen; Particulate; Sorbed

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAM;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 28844473752     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/05-015.1     Document Type: Article

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