Seasonal changes in light availability modify the temperature dependence of ecosystem metabolism in an arctic stream

Ecology

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2840-2850

  Huryn, Alexander D ^a   Benstead, Jonathan P ^b   Parker, Stephanie M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY NETWORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Ammonium; Ecosystem metabolism; Ecosystem respiration; Gross primary production; Light; Nitrogen; Nutrient uptake; Phosphorus; Seasonality; Spring streams; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; METABOLISM; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAMWATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908305594     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 19399170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/13-1963.1     Document Type: Article

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