Solute-specific scaling of inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus uptake in streams

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 7323-7331

  Hall, R O ^a   Baker, M A ^b   Rosi Marshall, E J ^c   Tank, J L ^d   Newbold, J D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^e STROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; GEOMETRY; INORGANIC NITROGEN; NITRATE; PHOSPHORUS; SOLUTE; STREAM; WATER COLUMN;

EID: 84887893976     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-7323-2013     Document Type: Article

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