Diurnal variations in dissolved organic matter and ammonium uptake in six open-canopy streams

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 694-708

  Johnson, Laura T ^a,b   Tank, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic carbon; Dissolved organic nitrogen; Diurnal patterns; Grand Tetons; Nutrient uptake; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; DIURNAL VARIATION; FOREST CANOPY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MOUNTAIN STREAM; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS; TETON RANGE; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 77649256442     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/08-107.1     Document Type: Article

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