Mineralisation of dissolved organic matter by heterotrophic stream biofilm communities in a large boreal catchment

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2007-2026

  Franke, Doreen ^a   Bonnell, E Jennifer ^a   Ziegler, Susan E ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal headwater streams; Dissolved organic matter; Dissolved organic matter source and composition; Heterotrophic biofilm communities; Priming effect

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 84883290065     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12187     Document Type: Article

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