Coarse and fine particulate benthic organic matter were collected and analyzed from 10 desert streams during baseflow conditions. All samples were analyzed for organic matter content, and fine particulate organic matter samples were analyzed for carbon:nitrogen ratio and delta-C-13.
Nutrient-diffusing substrata (NDS) were incubated in nine streams in Arizona. Replicates (4) of control (no nutrient addition), nitrogen, phosphorus, and nitrogen + phosphorus additions were incubated for three weeks in each stream. NDS were incubated during summer baseflow (June 2017) and in autumn (October 2018). Samples were frozen until extraction and measurement of chlorophyll a concentration.