Effects of variable hydroperiods and water level fluctuations on denitrification capacity, nitrate removal, and benthic-microbial community structure in constructed wetlands

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 363-373

  Ishida, Cari K ^a   Kelly, John J ^b   Gray, Kimberly A ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylene inhibition; ANOSIM; Bacterial community structure; Denitrification; Hydroperiod variation; Multiple dimensional scaling; Nutrient removal; T RFLP; Water level fluctuation; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COMPOSITION; DENITRIFICATION; WETLANDS;

ACETYLENE INHIBITION; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HYDROPERIOD VARIATION; MULTIPLE DIMENSIONAL SCALING; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; WATER LEVEL FLUCTUATION;

HYDROLOGY;

BACTERIA; COMPOSITION; DENITRIFICATION; HYDROLOGY; WETLANDS;

BENTHOS; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DENITRIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROPERIOD; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRATE; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER LEVEL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33845335778     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2006.06.010     Document Type: Article

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