Differences in nitrate uptake among benthic algal assemblages in a mountain stream

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-33

  Baker, Michelle A ^a   De Guzman, Glendell ^a,c   Ostermiller, Jeffrey D ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Utah Division of Water Resources   (United States)

^c PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Nitrogen 15; Nutrient immobilization; Periphyton; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BENTHOS; CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IMMOBILIZATION; MOUNTAIN STREAM; NICHE PARTITIONING; NITRATE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; OUTFLOW; PERIPHYTON; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRANSPLANTATION; WATER COLUMN;

ALGAE;

EID: 61449184527     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/07-129.1     Document Type: Article

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