Microbial enzyme activity, nutrient uptake and nutrient limitation in forested streams
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BRIAN H. HILL* , FRANK H. M CCORMICK , BRET C. HARVEY , SHERRI L. JOHNSON , MELVIN L. WARREN AND COLLEEN M. ELONEN* *U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mid-Continent Ecology Division, Duluth, MN, U.S.A. U. S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Boise, ID, U.S.A. U. S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Arcata, CA, U.S.A. U. S. Forest Service, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A. U. S. Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Oxford, MS, U.S.A.
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