Microbial activity and phosphorus uptake on decomposing leaf detritus in a heterotrophic stream
Abstract
This paper reports results of experiments to determine the influence of microbes associated with decomposing leaf detritus on the uptake length and retention of phosphorus in a heterotrophic stream. The purposes were to (1) determine the relationship between the biomass and activity of microbes associated with decomposing leaf detritus and the uptake length of PO/sub 4/-P in a stream; (2) compare the temporal pattern in the uptake rate of phosphorus among species of leaves that have been shown to differ in their rate of decomposition as a function of time in a stream; and (3) examine the temporal patterns in the net accumulation, leaching, and transformations of phosphorus in flow-through systems containing decomposing leaf detritus.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6704849
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-870259-3
ON: DE87006205
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 23. congress of the Society of Theoretical and Applied Limnology, Hamilton, New Zealand, 8 Feb 1987
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; PHOSPHATES; UPTAKE; STREAMS; MINERAL CYCLING; DECOMPOSITION; DETRITUS; LEAVES; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS 32; SORPTION; TIME DEPENDENCE; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS ISOTOPES; RADIOISOTOPES; SURFACE WATERS; 520100* - Environment, Aquatic- Basic Studies- (-1989)
Citation Formats
Elwood, J W, Mulholland, P J, and Newbold, J D. Microbial activity and phosphorus uptake on decomposing leaf detritus in a heterotrophic stream. United States: N. p., 1987.
Web.
Elwood, J W, Mulholland, P J, & Newbold, J D. Microbial activity and phosphorus uptake on decomposing leaf detritus in a heterotrophic stream. United States.
Elwood, J W, Mulholland, P J, and Newbold, J D. 1987.
"Microbial activity and phosphorus uptake on decomposing leaf detritus in a heterotrophic stream". United States.
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title = {Microbial activity and phosphorus uptake on decomposing leaf detritus in a heterotrophic stream},
author = {Elwood, J W and Mulholland, P J and Newbold, J D},
abstractNote = {This paper reports results of experiments to determine the influence of microbes associated with decomposing leaf detritus on the uptake length and retention of phosphorus in a heterotrophic stream. The purposes were to (1) determine the relationship between the biomass and activity of microbes associated with decomposing leaf detritus and the uptake length of PO/sub 4/-P in a stream; (2) compare the temporal pattern in the uptake rate of phosphorus among species of leaves that have been shown to differ in their rate of decomposition as a function of time in a stream; and (3) examine the temporal patterns in the net accumulation, leaching, and transformations of phosphorus in flow-through systems containing decomposing leaf detritus.},
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year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987},
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