Temporal variations in an estuarine biofilm: With emphasis on nitrate reduction

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-75

  Rao, T S ^a,b  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b SOUTH WESTPHALIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Biofilm; Denitrification; Estuary; Nitrate; Nitrate reducers

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOFILM; DENITRIFICATION; ESTUARY; NITRATE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

INDIA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYPRIDIDAE; OSTREIDAE; THORACICA;

EID: 0242277206     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(03)00060-X     Document Type: Article

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