Stable nitrogen isotope ratios of macrophytes and associated periphyton along a nitrate gradient in two subtropical, spring-fed streams

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1564-1575

  Brabandere, Loreto De ^a   Frazer, Thomas K ^a   Montoya, Joseph P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida; Macrophytes; Nitrate; Periphyton; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447336379     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01788.x     Document Type: Article

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