Microbial activity within a subaqueous dune in a large lowland river (River Elbe, Germany)

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-97

  Wilczek, Sabine ^a   Fischer, Helmut ^a,b   Brunke, Matthias ^a,c   Pusch, Martin T ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c 24220 Flintbek Germany   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Extracellular enzymes; Hydrodynamics; Particulate organic matter; River; Sediments; Subaqueous dune

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 4243194570     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame036083     Document Type: Article

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