Effect of snails (Elimia clavaeformis) on phosphorus cycling in stream periphyton and leaf detritus communities

Thesis/Dissertation · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10102867· OSTI ID:10102867

Jay, Elizabeth A. ^[1]

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1. North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill, NC (United States)

In this study, the author examined the effect of grazing on phosphorus cycling in stream periphyton and leaf detritus communities using the snail Elimia clavaeformis. Phosphorus cycling fluxes and turnover rates were measured in a laboratory and in a natural stream, respectively, using radioactive tracer techniques.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Inc., TN (United States); North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill, NC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76OR00033
• OSTI ID: 10102867
• Report Number(s): DOE/OR/00033-T568; ON: DE94001411
• Resource Relation: Other Information: TH: Thesis (M.S.); PBD: 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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UPTAKE
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BASIC STUDIES