Nitrogen fixation varies spatially and seasonally in linked stream-lake ecosystems

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-110

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

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Hydrologic N flux; Linked lake stream ecosystems; Nitrogen fixation; Oligotrophic; Subalpine watersheds

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; FIXATION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT TYPE; LAKE; MOUNTAIN REGION; NITROGEN FIXATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAM; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; SAWTOOTH RANGE; UNITED STATES;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 67349231960     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-009-9311-2     Document Type: Article

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