Diel phosphorus variation and the stoichiometry of ecosystem metabolism in a large spring-fed river

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 155-176

  Cohen, Matthew J ^a   Kurz, Marie J ^a   Heffernan, James B ^b   Martin, Jonathan B ^a   Douglass, Rachel L ^a   Foster, Chad R ^a   Thomas, Ray G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled elemental cycles; Ecosystem stoichiometry; Metabolism; Nutrient assimilation; Sensors; Springs

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; CALCITE; DIEL VARIATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; METABOLISM; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PROTEIN; RIVER WATER; SENSOR; SPRING WATER; STOICHIOMETRY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; ICHETUCKNEE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878608395     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: 15577015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/12-1497.1     Document Type: Article

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