Effects of consumers and nitrogen availability on heterotrophic microbial activity during leaf decomposition in headwater streams

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1768-1780

  Cheever, Beth M ^a   Webster, Jackson R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer nutrient recycling; Decomposition; Microbes; Nitrogen cycling; Streams

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903729249     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12383     Document Type: Article

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