Algal regulation of extracellular enzyme activity in stream microbial communities associated with inert substrata and detritus

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 439-449

  Rier, Steven T ^a   Kuehn, Kevin A ^b   Francoeur, Steven N ^c  

^a BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

^c EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Bacteria; Decomposition rates; Detritus; Extracellular enzymes; Fungi; Light; Photosynthesis; Stream microbial communities; Streams

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DETRITUS; DIEL VARIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIGHT EFFECT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MINERALIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; STREAM CHANNEL; SUCCESSION;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 34547691277     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/06-080.1     Document Type: Article

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