Effects of pollen leaching and microbial degradation on organic carbon and nutrient availability in lake water

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 87-99

  Rösel, Stefan ^a   Rychła, Anna ^a   Wurzbacher, Christian ^a   Grossart, Hans Peter ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allochthonous carbon; Aquatic bacteria; Aquatic fungi; Coniferous pollen; Organic matter degradation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONIFEROUS TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGUS; LAKE WATER; LEACHING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC CARBON; PH; PHOSPHORUS; POLLEN; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84855307250     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-011-0198-3     Document Type: Article

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