The influence of inherent properties of building limestones on their bioreceptivity to phototrophic microorganisms

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 705-713

  Miller, Ana Zélia ^a,b   Dionísio, Amélia ^b   Laiz, Leonila ^c   MacEdo, Maria Filomena ^a   Saiz Jimenez, Cesareo ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Limestone; Permeability; Petrophysical properties; Porosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951787428     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: 18692044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03179212     Document Type: Article

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