LINX

LOTIC
INTERSITE
NITROGEN
EXPERIMENT
 

LINX I

LINX II
  Overview
  Summary
  People
  NSF Proposal


Publications and Presentations
  LINX I
  LINX II

Protocols

LINX I
   Addendum 1
  Addendum 2
LINX II
   General (Aug 04)
   Landscape


Study Sites

LINX I
LINX II

Spinoff studies and links to other studies

The purpose of this site is to disseminate information and post initial results from the Lotic Intersite Nitrogen eXperiment (LINX).  

The Lotic Intersite Nitrogen eXperiment is a collaborative study of nitrogen cycling in streams involving simulation modeling, field tracer 15N) additions, and intersite comparison. Our central hypothesis is: 
The considerable variability among streams in uptake, retention, and cycling of  nitrogen is controlled by key hydrodynamic, chemical, and metabolic characteristics that determine water retention, degree of nitrogen deficiency, and  energy flow through food webs in stream ecosystems. 

The original LINX project ran from September 1996 through August 2001. This project resulted in 26 publications, 7 theses and dissertations, and 69 presentations (as of July 2004). LINX II is a 5-year project that began in September 2001. The LINX projects have been funded by the National Science Foundation.