Nutrient flux, uptake, and autotrophic limitation in streams and rivers

Freshwater Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 85-98

  King, Sean A ^a,d   Heffernan, James B ^b   Cohen, Matthew J ^c  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Southwest Florida Water Management District   (United States)

Author keywords

autotrophic uptake; LINX; nitrogen; nutrient flux; nutrient limitation; nutrient spiraling; phosphorus; response ratio; uptake length

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84896363525     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/674383     Document Type: Article

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