Effects of phosphorus enrichment and grazing snails on modern stromatolitic microbial communities

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1808-1825

  Elser, James J ^a,d,e   Schampel, John H ^a,d   Garcia Pichel, Ferran ^a,d   Wade, Brian D ^a,d,f   Souza, Valeria ^b,d   Eguiarte, Luis ^b,d   Escalante, Ana ^b,d   Farmer, Jack D ^c,d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^e NASA   (United States)

^f MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nutrient limitation; Phosphorus; Snails; Stoichiometry; Stream; Stromatolites

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CYANOBACTERIUM; FOOD WEB; GRAZING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ONCOLITE; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SNAIL; STREAM; STREAMWATER; STROMATOLITE;

COAHUILA; CUATRO CIENEGAS; MESQUITES RIVER; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; ARCHAEA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; GASTROPODA; MEXITHAUMA QUADRIPALUDIUM;

EID: 33644965921     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2005.01451.x     Document Type: Article

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