Examining the coupling of carbon and nitrogen cycles in Appalachian streams: The role of dissolved organic nitrogen

Ecology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 720-732

  Lutz, Brian D ^a   Bernhardt, Emily S ^a   Roberts, Brian J ^b,c   Mulholland, Patrick J ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA UNIVERSITIES MARINE CONSORTIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic carbon (DOC); Dissolved organic matter (DOM); Dissolved organic nitrogen (DON); Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Nitrate; Nitrogen saturation; Stream; Temperate forests; USA; Watershed

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CARBON CYCLE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; HETEROTROPHY; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; STREAMWATER; TEMPERATE FOREST; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; CARBON CYCLE; CHEMISTRY; NITROGEN CYCLE; RIVER; UNITED STATES;

APPALACHIAN REGION; CARBON; CARBON CYCLE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLE; RIVERS;

APPALACHIANS; GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955542436     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/10-0899.1     Document Type: Article

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