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SUBMITTER: Guo L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3322624 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
TheScientificWorldJournal 20120401
Nitrogen and phosphorus are considered the most important limiting elements in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. however, very few studies have focused on which is from forested streams, a bridge between these two systems. To fill this gap, we examined the concentrations of dissolved N and P in storm waters from forested watersheds of five regions in Japan, to characterize nutrient limitation and its potential controlling factors. First, dissolved N and P concentrations and the N : P ratio on ...[more]