Effects of light on NO3- uptake in small forested streams: Diurnal and day-to-day variations

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 583-595

  Mulholland, Patrick J ^a   Thomas, Steven A ^b,d   Valett, H Maurice ^b   Webster, Jackson R ^b   Beaulieu, Jake ^c  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Diurnal patterns; Gross primary production; Light; Nitrate uptake; Nutrient spiraling; Tracer 15N

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; DIURNAL VARIATION; FORESTED CATCHMENT; LIGHT EFFECT; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NITRATE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SUBSTRATE; TRACER;

NORTH AMERICA; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES; WALKER BRANCH WATERSHED;

EID: 33747591467     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/0887-3593(2006)25[583:EOLONU]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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