Wave tank study of particulate organic matter degradation in permeable sediments

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1084-1096

  Franke, Ulrich ^a,b   Polerecky, Lubos ^a   Precht, Elimar ^a,c   Huettel, Markus ^a,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b FAB Anlagenbau GmbH   (Germany)

^c DHI Wasser and Umwelt   (Germany)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; MINERALIZATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; POREWATER; SEDIMENT; WATER FLOW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ULVA; ULVA LACTUCA;

EID: 33645053773     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2006.51.2.1084     Document Type: Article

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