N2 fixation exceeds internal nitrogen loading as a phytoplankton nutrient source in perpetually nitrogen-limited reservoirs

Freshwater Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 849-861

  Scott, J Thad ^a   Grantz, Erin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

eutrophication management; nitrogen fixation; P limitation paradigm; phytoplankton nutrient limitation

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; DENITRIFICATION; EPILIMNION; EUTROPHICATION; GROWING SEASON; HYPOLIMNION; LAKE WATER; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; RESERVOIR;

EID: 84884293457     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/12-190.1     Document Type: Article

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