Diel Stream Phosphorous and Periphyton Polyphosphate Dynamics

Kira England, Bloomsburg University
Steven Rier, Bloomsburg University

Description

Phosphorus (P), a key nutrient added to agricultural fertilizer to support plant growth, also supports the growth of algae in streams. Stream algae grow on aquatic substrata within communities of other microorganisms collectively referred to as periphyton

 
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Diel Stream Phosphorous and Periphyton Polyphosphate Dynamics

Elaine Langone Center, Terrace Room

Phosphorus (P), a key nutrient added to agricultural fertilizer to support plant growth, also supports the growth of algae in streams. Stream algae grow on aquatic substrata within communities of other microorganisms collectively referred to as periphyton