Identification and evaluation of nutrient limitation on periphyton growth in headwater streams in the Pawnee Nation, Oklahoma

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 178-186

  Ludwig, Andrea ^a   Matlock, Marty ^a   Haggard, Brian E ^a   Matlock, Monty ^b   Cummings, Eric ^a  

^a 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental Conservation and Safety ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Co limitation; Dissolved inorganic nitrogen; Lotic ecosystem trophic status index (LETSI); Nutrients; Prairie stream

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PHOSPHORUS; WATER ANALYSIS;

DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; LOTIC ECOSYSTEM TROPHIC STATUS INDEX (LETSI); PRAIRIE STREAM;

NUTRIENTS;

AGRICULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; WATER ANALYSIS;

CHLOROPHYLL A; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; GROWTH RATE; HEADWATER; INDEX METHOD; LIMITING FACTOR; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PERIPHYTON; STREAMWATER; TROPHIC STATUS;

BLACK BEAR CREEK; NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; PAWNEE COUNTY [OKLAHOMA]; UNITED STATES;

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 38349023147     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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