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BENTHIC MICROBIAL RESPIRATION IN APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN, PIEDMONT, AND COASTAL PLAINS, STREAMS OF THE EASTERN USA
Citation:
Hill, B. H., A. T. Herlihy, AND P R. Kaufmann. BENTHIC MICROBIAL RESPIRATION IN APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN, PIEDMONT, AND COASTAL PLAINS, STREAMS OF THE EASTERN USA. 2002, FRESHWATER BIOLOGY. Blackwell Science, Oxford, 47:185-194.
Impact/Purpose:
To quantify the potential underestimation of community respiration (benthic microbial respiration) caused by the exclusion of anaerobic processes
Description:
Our study had two objectives. First, in order to quantify the potential underestimation of community respiration caused by the exclusion of anaerobic processes, we compared benthic microbial respiration measured as 02 consumption with estimated based on DHA. Second, our previous research on streams in this region was limited to small streams (third order or smaller) and in this project we expanded our investigations of benthic microbial respiration into larger streams and rivers.