Biophysicochemical process coupling controls nitrate use by benthic biofilms

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1665-1671

  Arnon, Shai ^a,b   Gray, Kimberly A ^a   Packman, Aaron I ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOFILM; COUPLING; HYDRODYNAMICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRATE; NUTRIENT USE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34547208018     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2007.52.4.1665     Document Type: Article

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