The quality of organic matter mediates the response of heterotrophic biofilms to phosphorus enrichment of the water column and substratum

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1762-1772

  Ardón, Marcelo ^a,b   Pringle, Catherine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Decomposition; Fungi; Microbial respiration; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; TREMA; TREMA INTEGERRIMA;

EID: 34547773582     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01807.x     Document Type: Article

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