Seasonal changes in periphyton nitrogen fixation in a protected tropical wetland

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 367-372

  Vargas, Rodrigo ^a   Novelo, Eberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acetylene reduction assay; Cyanobacteria; Mexico; Nitrogen fixation; Periphyton; Tropical wetland

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN FIXATION; PERIPHYTON; PROTECTED AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL MICROORGANISM; TROPICAL SOIL; WETLAND;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 33845903061     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-006-0110-9     Document Type: Article

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