Effects of upstream lakes and nutrient limitation on periphytic biomass and nitrogen fixation in oligotrophic, subalpine streams

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2211-2225

  Marcarelli, Amy M ^a,b   Wurtsbaugh, Wayne A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Linked stream lake ecosystems; Nitrogen fixation; Nutrient limitation; Oligotrophic streams

Indexed keywords

EID: 35248883857     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01851.x     Document Type: Article

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