Assessment of changes in the microbial community of constructed wetland mesocosms in response to acid mine drainage exposure

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 180-188

  Weber, Kela P ^a   Gehder, Matthias ^a   Legge, Raymond L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biolog ECO plate; Constructed wetland; Mesocosm; Microbial ecology; Phragmites australis; Principal component analysis (PCA); Substrate diversity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WETLANDS;

BIOLOG™ ECO PLATE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; MESOCOSM; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SUBSTRATE DIVERSITY;

WATER ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WETLANDS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BACTERIUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; MESOCOSM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTAMINATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MARSH; MESOCOSM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PHRAGMIDES AUSTRALIS; PLANT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 37349077708     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.06.055     Document Type: Article

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