Rapid decomposition of maize detritus in agricultural headwater streams

Ecological Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-142

  Griffiths, Natalie A ^a   Tank, Jennifer L ^a   Royer, Todd V ^b   Rosi Marshall, Emma J ^c   Whiles, Matt R ^d   Chambers, Catherine P ^d   Frauendorf, Therese C ^a   Evans White, Michelle A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Allochthonous inputs; Bacillus thuringiensis; Carbon cycling; Decomposition; Genetically engineered crops; Leaf breakdown; Maize; Microbial respiration; Midwestern United States; Organic matter; Streams

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; WATER;

BACTERIUM; CADDISFLY; CARBON CYCLE; CROP RESIDUE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; DETRITUS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; FOOD WEB; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; GROWTH RATE; HEADWATER; MAIZE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; RESPIRATION; STREAM; TOXIN; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; MAIZE; PLANT LEAF; RIVER; TIME;

AGRICULTURE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; PLANT LEAVES; RIVERS; TIME FACTORS; WATER; ZEA MAYS;

INDIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; TRICHOPTERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 64149108287     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-1876.1     Document Type: Article

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