Invisible invasion: Potential contamination of Yellowstone hot springs by human activity

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 44-58

  Lindstrom, Robert F ^a   Ramaley, Robert F ^a   Weiss Bizzoco, Richard L ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid; Contamination; Hot spring; Microbe; Microorganism; Sulfur; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036203233     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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