Structure and activity of rock and sand biofilms in a Mediterranean stream

Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 3232-3245

  Romani A M ^a   Sabater, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Algae; Bacteria; Biofilm activity; Biofilm structure; Degradation of polysaccharides; Epilithon; Epipsammon; Extracellular enzyme activity; Mediterranean streams; Organic matter processing in streams; Rocky cf. sandy; Seasonality; Substrates

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLYSACCHARIDE;

CATALONIA; RIERA MAJOR; SPAIN;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EPILITHON;

EID: 0035658847     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[3232:SAAORA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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