Sediment microbial enzyme activity as an indicator of nutrient limitation in Great Lakes coastal wetlands

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1670-1683

  Hill, B H ^a   Elonen, C M ^a   Jicha, T M ^a   Cotter, A M ^a   Trebitz, A S ^a   Danz, N P ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Laurentian Great Lakes; Microbial enzymes; Nutrients; Stoichiometry; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; COASTAL WETLAND; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; WATER CHEMISTRY;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ONTARIO; LAKE SUPERIOR; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33747422148     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01606.x     Document Type: Article

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