Ecosystem and physiological scales of microbial responses to nutrients in a detritus-based stream: Results of a 5-year continuous enrichment

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 149-160

  Suberkropp, Keller ^a   Gulis, Vladislav ^a,c   Rosemond, Amy D ^b   Benstead, Jonathan P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Wall College of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; COLONIZATION; DETRITUS; HEADWATER; LEAF LITTER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 75749151234     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2010.55.1.0149     Document Type: Article

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