Direct and indirect effects of mine drainage on bacterial processes in mountain streams

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 276-291

  Niyogi, Dev K ^a,b   Lewis Jr , William M ^a   McKnight, Diane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial processes; Bacterial production; Mine drainage; Nitrification; Streams; Thymidine incorporation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINE DRAINAGE; MOUNTAIN STREAM; NITRIFICATION; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0038047492     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1467998     Document Type: Article

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