Effects of nutrient limitation on the release and use of dissolved organic carbon from benthic algae in Lake Michigan

Freshwater Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 557-567

  Wyatt, Kevin H ^a   Tellez, Elise ^b   Woodke, Rebeccah L ^c   Bidner, Robert J ^c   Davison, Ian R ^c  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS   (United States)

^c CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal exudates; Cladophora; Laurentian Great Lakes; Nutrients; Primary production

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BACTERIUM; BENTHOS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EXUDATION; GROWTH RATE; HETEROTROPHY; MICROBIAL LOOP; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

CANADA; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE MICHIGAN; LAURENTIAN MOUNTAINS; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 84903612149     PISSN: 21619549     EISSN: 21619565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/675453     Document Type: Article

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