Effects of benthic habitat restoration on nutrient uptake and ecosystem metabolism in three headwater streams

River Research and Applications

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1451-1461

  Hoellein, T J ^a,b   Tank, J L ^a   Entrekin, S A ^a,c   Rosi Marshall, E J ^a,d   Stephen, M L ^a   Lamberti, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

^d CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem function; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Stream habitat

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BENTHOS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; HABITAT RESTORATION; HEADWATER; METABOLISM; NITRATE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHATE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84867988965     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1547     Document Type: Article

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