Effects of irradiance on diel and seasonal patterns of nutrient uptake by stream periphyton

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1617-1630

  Matheson, Fleur E ^a   Quinn, John M ^a   Martin, Michael L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Autotrophy; Carbon; Heterotrophy; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863563959     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2012.02822.x     Document Type: Article

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