A stable isotope tracer study of nitrogen uptake and transformation in an old-growth forest stream

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1725-1739

  Ashkenas, Linda R ^a   Johnson, Sherri L ^a,d   Gregory, Stan V ^a   Tank, Jennifer L ^b,e   Wollheim, Wilfred M ^c,f  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Food web; Nitrification; Nitrogen cycle; Old growth forest; Retention; Riparian; Stable isotope; Stream ecosystem; Tracer addition

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACER;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; INVERTEBRATA; RIPARIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4444230084     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-0032     Document Type: Article

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