Elevated δ15N in stream biota in areas with septic tank systems in an urban watershed

Ecological Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 637-641

  Steffy, Luanne Y ^a   Kilham, Susan S ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic nitrogen sources; Food webs; Pennsylvania; Septic systems; Stable isotope analysis; Streams; Urban watershed; Watershed planning

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; FOOD WEB; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PROVENANCE; RIVER POLLUTION; SEWAGE;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES; VALLEY CREEK; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; LEUCISCUS CEPHALUS; RHINICHTHYS ATRATULUS; SEMOTILUS ATROMACULATUS;

EID: 8144222269     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-5148     Document Type: Article

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