The role of autotrophic picocyanobacteria in calcite precipitation in an oligotrophic lake

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-53

  Dittrich, Maria ^a   Kurz, Philipp ^b   Wehrli, Bernhard ^a  

^a Limnological Research Center   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Calcite precipitation; Ion selective electrodes; Oligotrophic lake; Picocyanobacteria

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; CALCITE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; LAKE; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MYCHONASTES; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0742267650     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490450490253455     Document Type: Article

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