Effects of nutrient enrichment on alkaline phosphatase activity and nitrogen fixation potential in stream periphyton.

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dc.contributor.advisorKing, Ryan Steven, 1972-
dc.contributor.authorLang, David A.
dc.contributor.departmentBiology.en
dc.contributor.otherBaylor University. Dept. of Biology.en
dc.date.accessioned2007-12-03T18:53:31Z
dc.date.available2007-12-03T18:53:31Z
dc.date.copyright2007
dc.date.issued2007-12-03T18:53:31Z
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 62-73).en
dc.description.abstractIn an initial experiment, I evaluated methodological considerations of using a novel nutrient-diffusing substrata (NDS) design to estimate the effect of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) enrichment on alkaline phosphatase activity (APA) and N2 fixation. Diffusion rates were effectively estimated, and suggested that this NDS design may also be useful for long-term studies. Levels of APA and N2 fixation potential were substantial in controls, indicative of differential nutrient limitation in the periphyton. In a second experiment, I investigated the effect of ambient N and P concentrations on periphyton accrual, APA, and N2 fixation using a P gradient of selected stream sites, which incidentally served also as an N gradient. Presence of both APA and N2 fixation on controls, which decreased up the P gradient, suggested that periphyton communities were differentially limited by both N and P. This was further corroborated by responses to NDS enrichments of N and P.en
dc.description.degreeM.S.en
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby David A. Lang.en
dc.format.extentix, 73 p. : ill., map.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/5071
dc.language.isoen_USen
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dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide accessen
dc.subjectNutrient pollution of water.en
dc.subjectFreshwater ecology.en
dc.titleEffects of nutrient enrichment on alkaline phosphatase activity and nitrogen fixation potential in stream periphyton.en
dc.typeThesisen

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