Does nitrogen become limiting under high-P conditions in detritus-based tropical streams?

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1515-1526

  Stallcup, Lindsay A ^a   Ardón, Marcelo ^a   Pringle, Catherine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Leaf chemistry; Microbial respiration; Nutrient limitation; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

DETRITUS; INCUBATION; LEAF LITTER; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; HEREDIA; LA SELVA;

FICUS INSIPIDA; TREMA; TREMA INTEGERRIMA;

EID: 33746265510     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01588.x     Document Type: Article

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