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Table 1. Mean (range) <strong>of</strong> soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP), NH + 4 -N, and NO 3¯-N concentrations in control (CR) and manipulation (MR) reaches in Bluff River Cave, AL, U.S.A. BD = below detection. SRP NH + 4 -N NO 3¯-N (µg L -1 ) (µg L -1 ) (µg L -1 ) Pre-addition CR 8 (5-13) 4 (2-14) 268 (186-456) MR 10 (7-13) 4 (BD-12) 258 (170-461) Post-addition CR 9 (BD-20) 5 (2-12) 236 (180-365) MR 9 (4-14) 5 (1-18) 193 (97-275) 65
Table 2. Mean (±1 standard deviation) macroinvertebrate biomass (mg dry mass m -2 ) from core samples pre- and post-litter amendment in the control and manipulation reaches in Bluff River Cave stream. Control reach Manipulation reach Pre addition Post addition Pre addition Post addition Nematoda
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THE INFLUENCE OF ENERGY AVAILABILIT
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ABSTRACT Detritus from surface envi
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS m
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NC IL ON U.K. VIAT VIE Fig. North C
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AIC K-S Akaike information criterio
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laboratory work and was an excellen
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LIST OF TABLES TABLE 2.1 TABLE 2.2
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LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 2.1 (a) Box
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FIGURE 4.3 Growth models for Orcone
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chemolithoautotrophy-based systems;
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ecology, 51, 31-53. Gibert J. & Cul
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CHAPTER 2 EFFECTS OF ORGANIC MATTER
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community structure in cave “pits
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communities and how variation in co
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the different source locations was
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systems is likely high, especially
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function of microbial films in grou
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Crustacean Biology, 4, 35-54. Momot
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Whitmore N. & Huryn A. (1999) Life
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Table 2. Assimilation efficiencies
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Table 3. Continued Tanypodinae 0.03
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Table 5. Estimates of mean wood and
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Figure 1. (A) Box and whisker plot
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CHAPTER 6 OVERALL CONCLUSIONS Due t
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characteristics (e.g., higher growt
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characteristics, highly efficient p
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