Effects of nutrient enrichment on the colonization and decomposition of plant detritus by the microbiota of an arctic lake

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Microbiology
• Main Authors: Federle, Thomas W., McKinley, Vicky L., Vestal, J. Robie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1982
• Subjects: Genetics; Molecular Biology; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; General Medicine; Immunology; Microbiology; Arctic; Arctic Lake; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/m82-178; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/m82-178

The effects of nitrogen and phosphorus enrichment on the colonization and decomposition of plant litter (Carex) by the microbiota of Toolik Lake, Alaska, were studied in microcosms. Added phosphorus resulted in a fourfold (p ≤ 0.01) increase in the levels of ATP associated with the microbiota on fre...