Impact of hydrology on free-living and particle-associated microorganisms in a river floodplain system (Danube Austria)

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1043-1057

  Luef, Birgit ^a   Aspetsberger, Fanni ^a   Hein, Thomas ^a   Huber, Florian ^a   Peduzzi, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Particles; River floodplain; Viruses; Water age

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34248662690     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01752.x     Document Type: Article

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