The effects of biofilms on chemical processes in surficial sediments

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-89

  Woodruff, S L ^a,b   House, W A ^b   Callow, M E ^a   Leadbeater, B S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Calcite precipitation; Chemical fluxes; Phosphorus; River sediments

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BIOFILM; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHEMICAL PROCESSING; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GREEN ALGA; PHOSPHORUS; SILICON; TEMPERATURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ALGA; BIOFILM; GEOCHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 0033028149     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1999.00387.x     Document Type: Article

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