Investigating biotic uptake of organic nitrogen in a riverine system using stable-isotope probing.


Charlotte Lloyd1, Penny Johnes2, Christopher Alan Yates2, Davey Jones3, Stephen Maberly4, Eleanor B Mackay4, Helen Glanville5, Fran Brailsford6 and Richard P Evershed7, (1)University of Bristol, School of Chemistry, Bristol, BS8, United Kingdom, (2)University of Bristol, School of Geographical Sciences, Bristol, United Kingdom, (3)Bangor University, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor, United Kingdom, (4)Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Lake Ecosystems Group, Lancaster, United Kingdom, (5)Keele University, School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, Staffordshire, United Kingdom, (6)Bangor University, Environment Centre Wales, Bangor, United Kingdom, (7)University of Bristol, School of Chemistry, Bristol, United Kingdom