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Effects of an invasive cattail species (Typha×glauca) on sediment nitrogen and microbial community composition in a freshwater wetland

  1. Nicholas L. Angeloni1,
  2. Kathi Jo Jankowski1,2,
  3. Nancy C. Tuchman1,2,
  4. John J. Kelly1

Article first published online: 15 AUG 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00409.x

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FEMS Microbiology Letters

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volume 263, Issue 1, pages 86–92, October 2006

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Angeloni, N. L., Jankowski, K. J., Tuchman, N. C. and Kelly, J. J. (2006), Effects of an invasive cattail species (Typha×glauca) on sediment nitrogen and microbial community composition in a freshwater wetland. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 263: 86–92. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00409.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Biology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

  2. 2

    The University of Michigan Biological Station, Pellston, MI, USA

*Correspondence: John J. Kelly, Department of Biology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60626, USA. Tel.: +773 508 7097; fax: +773 508 3646; e-mail: jkelly7@luc.edu

  1. Editor: Hermann Bothe

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  1. Issue published online: 21 AUG 2006
  2. Article first published online: 15 AUG 2006
  3. Received 15 March 2006; revised 28 June 2006; accepted 14 July 2006.First published online 15 August 2006

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